Corning Incorporated announced 4 May 2009 that its board of directors has elected R. Tony Tripeny, 50, senior vice president and corporate controller. Mr. Tripeny will continue to report to James B. F…
Corning Incorporated announced 4 May 2009 that its board of directors has elected R. Tony Tripeny, 50, senior vice president and corporate controller. Mr. Tripeny will continue to report to James B. Flaws, vice chairman and chief financial officer. Mr. Tripeny joined Corning in 1985 as a corporate accounting manager at Corning Cable Systems (CCS). He held various leadership positions within the finance function of Corning Cable Systems before being named chief financial officer of CCS in 2000. He took on additional responsibilities as group controller, Telecommunications, in 2003. He was named division vice president and operations controller in August 2004 and was named vice president and corporate controller in October 2005. Mr. Tripeny was named principal accounting officer for Corning in March 2009.