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Johnston, Carlson to lead WMU trustees in 2012

Wednesday, March 07, 2012
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Bill JohnstonKALAMAZOO--William D. Johnston of Portage, Mich., and Jeanne Carlson of Novi, Mich., have been elected to serve for 2012 as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees.

The election took place at the Feb. 29 meeting of the trustees. All officers serve one-year terms. Johnston replaces Trustee Dennis Archer of Detroit, who remains on the board.




Gentex Promotes Los to Senior Vice President

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Bruce LosZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - February 21, 2012) - Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based lighting-assist and driver-assist systems for the automotive industry, commercial fire protection products and dimmable aircraft windows, today announced that Human Resources Vice President Bruce Los has been promoted to Senior Vice President.




PJ Thompson, Trans-Matic President and COO becomes Chairman of the Precision Metalforming Association

Monday, December 05, 2011
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PJ ThompsonHOLLAND - On Saturday, November 12, 2011 Trans-Matic President and Chief Operating Officer, PJ Thompson, was named the Chairman for the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) for 2012.

PMA is the full-service trade association that represents the Metalforming industry of North America. The industry processes represented include stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. PMA has nearly 1,000 member companies and also includes suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine.




Rob Burch appointed president of Supply Chain Solutions

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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GRAND RAPIDS — Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. CEO Les Brand and COO Jim Ward today announced the appointment of Robert (Rob) Burch as President of Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. (SCS) and SCS's affiliated companies.




Perrigo hires Jeff Pirrone

Friday, September 09, 2011
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ALLEGAN — Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Jeff Pirrone has been hired as procurement operations buyer for the packaging team. In this role, Pirrone will oversee strategic and day-to-day packaging component operations.




Gregg Powell joins Perrigo

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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ALLEGAN — Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Gregg Powell has been hired as associate sourcing manager - packaging for the Global Procurement team. In this role, Powell is responsible for negotiating and managing supply agreements with vendors.




Perrigo welcomes Dena Palasik

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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ALLEGAN — Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Dena Palasik has been hired as production engineer in tablet manufacturing for Plant 4. In this role, Palasik is responsible for improving flow and product quality in the Plant 4 mix area.




Heather Imbault hired at Perrigo

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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ALLEGAN — Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Heather Imbault has been hired as senior treasury analyst for the Treasury team. In this role, Imbault is responsible for foreign exchange trading, monitoring and setting up the hedge programs and reporting.





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