The Timken Company Announces Reorganization within Strategic Steel Areas
17 June 1999
The Timken Company Announces Reorganization within Strategic Steel Areas
CANTON, Ohio, June 17 -- The Timken Company has
announced a reoganization within strategic Steel areas. The changes made in
the Marketing and Sales, Order Fulfillment, Tube Manufacturing, Bar
Manufacturing and Technology areas will be effective July 1, 1999.
"With the completion of the STEP 98 project at the Harrison Steel Plant,
it was imperative that changes be made to take advantage of specific synergies
in our steel manufacturing plants," said Karl P. Kimmerling, group vice
president - alloy steel. "Also, changes in other strategic areas of Steel
have been made to improve its performance and capabilities and enhance the
company's profitability."
The Steel reorganization includes:
Marketing and Sales
* Diana S. Gats becomes general manager - business development and
marketing - alloy steel.
* Robert N. Keeler becomes general manager - sales - alloy steel. Mr.
Keeler replaces Paul J. Guilfoyle who will retire July 1.
These appointments are in line with the company's marketing and sales
mission which is to improve business profitability and at the same time
increase the rate of business growth on a global basis and across business
segments.
Order Fulfillment
* Deborah W. Anderson becomes general manager - order fulfillment - alloy
steel. Ms. Anderson replaces Garry C. Fisher who retires July 1.
Tube Manufacturing
* Nicholas P. Luchitz becomes director - tube manufacturing - alloy
steel.
Bar Manufacturing
* R. Lee Sholley becomes director - bar manufacturing - alloy steel.
Reporting to Mr. Sholley will be:
* Harriet G. Dutka, manager - steelmaking - bar
* James Stepanic, manager - steel processing - bar
* Joseph W. Wonsettler, manager - reliability services - bar
These appointments combine all bar manufacturing facilities of the
Faircrest and Harrison Steel Plants into a single unit. With the Harrison
Steel Plant's STEP 98 project reaching completion, the process paths and
operating modes become identical throughout the entire bar product range. The
combination of plants will allow for improved synergy between plants, quicker
implementation of best practices and lower manufacturing costs. All unit
managers will report to Ms. Dutka, Mr. Stepanic or Mr. Wonsettler.
Technology
* Raymond V. Fryan becomes general manager - process improvement - alloy
steel.
Reporting to Mr. Fryan will be:
* Jeffrey B. Musat, manager - steelmaking process improvement
* Terry A. Fearn, manager - rolling process improvement
* Michael R. Seifert, manager - tubemaking process improvement
* Charles E. Rodaitis, manager - finishing/inspection/heat treat
process improvement
* Sidney L. Stermer, manager - engineering services
* Robert V. Kolarik, project manager - process technology
* Marilyn Welchner, manager - laboratory services
These appointments represent a restructuring of all technical functions in
Alloy Steel which will align and tightly link these functions with the new bar
and tube manufacturing structures. The mission is to focus on those problem-
solving and improvement priorities that have the greatest positive impact on
manufacturing results in the 0- to 3-year business planning horizon.
Other reporting changes related to restructuring are as follows:
Reporting to Cengiz S. Kurkcu, director - purchasing and business
administration, will be:
* Robert V. Black, manager - industrial engineering
* Cindy R. Fitch, manager - business systems
The retirements of Mr. Guilfoyle and Mr. Fisher will be effective July 1,
1999, as will the retirements of Erich D. Dominik, director - technology and
quality advancement - alloy steel, and Kenneth F. Plotts, general manager -
manufacturing support - alloy steel. These four associates will retire with
more than 146 years of combined service.
The Timken Company (http://www.timken.com) is a leading international
manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with operations in
25 countries. The company employs 21,000 people worldwide and reported 1998
sales of about U.S. $2.6 billion.