The Myers Industries Management Team is comprised of three named Officers of the Company.
Each of Myers Industries' business segments (or "Groups") is headed by a Vice President and General Manager. In the case of our Engineered Products Segment, we have General Managers for each of the three business units there.
John C. Orr | President & Chief Executive Officer
John C. Orr, 60, was named Myers Industries' President and Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2005 and appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company later that year. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer, a position to which he was appointed in August 2003, in charge of the Company's worldwide manufacturing and distribution operations. Mr. Orr joined Myers Industries in August 2000 as General Manager of the Company's Buckhorn
subsidiary, a leading manufacturer of reusable plastic material handling containers and pallets.
Prior to joining Myers Industries, Mr. Orr had a distinguished 28-year career with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, serving as Vice President of Manufacturing for North American Tire Division since 1996. Mr. Orr started with Goodyear in 1972, and his early career was in production and plant management at facilities throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Australia. Between 1991 to 1996, he was Director of Manufacturing for Goodyear's Latin American Division. Mr. Orr is a graduate of Ohio University with a degree in Organizational Communication.
Mr. Orr also serves on the Board of Directors at Akron General Medical Center, as well as Libbey Inc. (NYSE: LBY), a leading provider of tableware and other products for both foodservice and consumer markets.
David B. Knowles | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
David B. Knowles, 50, joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2009. Mr. Knowles is responsible for all manufacturing and distribution operations, sales, marketing, research and development and supply chain functions.
From 2003 until he joined Myers Industries, Mr. Knowles was President and Chief Executive Officer of Aristech Acrylics LLC, a manufacturer of continuously cast acrylic sheet and solid surface products used in diverse applications like bathtubs, hot tubs, signage, countertops and more. Prior to joining Aristech, he was Vice President and General Manager for Honeywell's Performance Products business, where he earned his Six Sigma Plus Leadership Black Belt.
From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Knowles advanced through various positions with the former M.A. Hanna Company (now PolyOne Corporation), including Director, Corporate Development; Senior Director, Corporate Strategy and Development; and finally Executive Vice President and President of the company's $500 million resin distribution business.
Mr. Knowles is a graduate of Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a Master's Degree in Management, concentrating in Economics, Finance and Marketing. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Michigan.
Donald A. Merril | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
Donald A. Merril, 47, joined the Company in January 2006 as its Vice President of Business Development and was later named Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary in April 2006.
Mr. Merril previously was with Newell Rubbermaid Inc. - Rubbermaid Home Products Division, where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2003. He joined Newell Rubbermaid in 2001 and served as Chief Financial Officer of Newell Rubbermaid - Little Tikes. He was also Vice President, Finance and Administration - Consumer Lawns for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, and before that, its Director of Strategic Planning - North America. Prior to Scotts, he held corporate and operating finance, accounting, and auditing positions with Eaton Corporation. Mr. Merril has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Business Segment Managers | Operations Team
Joel Grant - Vice President & General Manager
Material Handling Segment
Chris Koscho - Vice President & General Manager
Lawn & Garden Segment
Todd Smith - Vice President & General Manager
Distribution Segment
Eric Gottuso - General Manager
Ameri-Kart, Engineered Products Segment
Kirk Toelke - General Manager
Patch Rubber Company, Engineered Products Segment
John Nguyen - General Manager
WEK Industries, Engineered Products Segment
Corporate Managers | Finance, Business Development & HR
Salvatore Incanno - Vice President, Business Development & Corporate Treasurer
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Paul Britton - Vice President & Corporate Controller
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Ray Cunningham - Vice President, Human Resources, Organization Development & Training
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