25 June 1998: Britain“s international glass group Pilkington, headquartered in England, has appointed Warren D. Knowlton, a main board director of Pilkington p1c, to the position of President, Automo…
25 June 1998: Britain“s international glass group Pilkington, headquartered in England, has appointed Warren D. Knowlton, a main board director of Pilkington p1c, to the position of President, Automotive Products Worldwide, effective 21 June 1998. Knowlton, who will be based in Toledo, Ohio, will in addition be President of Pilkington“s North American Automotive Operations and Regional President, NAFTA. He is also appointed Chairman of Pilkington Libbey-Owens-Ford. “The restructuring of our Building Products business in Europe, which Warren has led, is well under way. As a Pilkington main board director, and a US citizen with wide industrial experience, Warren is well qualified to take charge of our American and Automotive businesses at this time. We have every confidence that his appointment will greatly strengthen our operations in these areas,” said Pilkington Group Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni.