WCN Spring 2009

William L (Bill) Mathiasen

Events for Business, Technology and Education 2009 April 27-30 Interwire WAI Cleveland, USA CONTACT:

With sadness, the Wire and Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance has announ- ced the passing of William L (Bill) Mathiasen, founder of Mathiasen Machinery, Inc, who died on 7 th October 2008 aged 77, from compli- cations following open-heart surgery. Bill had a 40-year career in the wire industry. In 1953, he joined Syncro Machine Co, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as a machine builder. Later, he was promoted to field service engineer but left in 1967 to work for Hudson Wire Co, Ossining, New York, where he worked as plant engineer. In 1969 he took a position with Anaconda Wire & Cable at the corporate headquarters in New York City. When Anaconda closed the corporate office in New York, Bill was transferred to Marion, Indiana as plant maintenance supervisor. After a short stay Bill was offered a position with Gavlick Machinery in Bristol, Connecticut buying and selling used wire and cable machinery. While at Gavlick, he was promoted to vice president with international responsibility covering South America, Mexico and Europe. Bill started Mathiasen Machinery Inc, a supplier of used wire and cable equipment, in 1983 and grew the company from a home operation to its current 16,000ft 2 complex in East Haddam, Connecticut. He turned the company over to sons, Mark and Mike in 1996, and enjoyed golf and travel during his retirement in Connecticut and Florida. Bill was a Charter Member of the New England Wire & Cable Club (now Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance) and received that organisation’s Distinguished Career Award in 1993. He was an active member of the Wire Association International, and the International Wire & Machinery Association. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Mathiasen, three sons and three daughters. WCMA – USA Fax : +1 860 873 3281 Email : mrcdm@snet.net Website : www.wcmainc.org

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May 12-15 wire/Tube Russia 2009

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Moscow, Russia

June 2-3 Metiz Ferrous Conference

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Yalta, Ukraine

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October 6-8 Metaltech/Tubotech

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São Paulo, Brazil

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12 IWMA Technical Seminar

IWMA

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Bangkok, Thailand

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13-15 wire/Tube SE Asia

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Bangkok, Thailand

November 2-3 Istanbul Cable & Wire 09

IWMA

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Technical Conference

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FORTHCOMING IWMA SOCIAL EVENTS IWMA Golf Day 2009 Wednesday 10 June 2009, Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, UK IWMA Dinner Dance 2009 Friday 27 November 2009, Royal Garden Hotel, London, UK IWMA 40 th Anniversary & Düsseldorf Dinner 2010 Tuesday 13 April 2010, Düsseldorf Congress Centre, Germany Please contact the IWMA office for further details, Tel: +44 1926 834680 Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org or visit the website www.iwma.org

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WIRE & CABLE NEWS • Issue N° 40 • Spring 2009 • www.iwma.org