EoW March 2011

corporate news

Thousands of reasons for charity cheer!

The Make-a-Wish Foundation was chosen as the top charity to receive cash from Allied Wire and Cable’s fourth annual charity week in December, which raised a superb $12,808.64 for charities. The company asked customers to nominate a charity to receive a large donation, while other selected charities received smaller contributions – and the Make-a-Wish Foundation recevived $11,808.64 when Dennis Heron, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia and the Susquehanna Valley, and Karen Traten, director of development, visited Allied Wire & Cable’s Collegeville headquarters at the start of the year. The charity week tradition began four years ago and is now held during the holiday season every year, when one per cent of all sales is donated to charitable organisations. Because the amount of the donations is up to the customers and their orders, they are asked to play an active role in the charity selection, voting for the organisation of their choice in an online poll. The money benefitted a diverse selection of local and national charities, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, as well as the ASPCA, the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Meals on Wheels

Pictured from left are: Tony Spina, Dennis Heron (president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of ▲ ▲ Philadelphia & the Susquehanna Valley), Libby Achenbach, Tim Flynn, Chris Burke, Dan Flynn, Karen Traten (director of development for Make-A-Wish), and Natalie Beers.

Association of America, which each received a cheque for $250. This year’s big donation will help Make-A-Wish grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. These wishes can cost upwards of $7,000 each

and range from a new laptop to wishing for a family holiday to Disney World. AlliedWire and Cable – USA Fax : +1 800 615 9473 Email : info@awcwire.com Website : www.awcwire.com

New marketing director for Dow

also has held a number of commercial roles in Dow’s chemical and plastics businesses. He holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from Indiana University. He will be located at Dow Wire & Cable headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA. DowWire and Cable – USA Email : info@dow.com Website : www.dow.com

said Tim Laughlin, general manager, DowWire & Cable. “We look forward to having Brad on our team to continue and enhance the excellent progress we’ve made in this important facet of our business.” Mr Miller has been with Dow for over 20 years and previously served as Global Business Director for Dow Fiber Solutions. He

energy industries as well as market segments like personal electronics, building and construction and transportation wires, cables and accessories. “As we continue to grow in the global power industry and its ancillary markets, it is more important than ever to complement our product and technology offering with strategic marketing and branding programmes,”

Dow Wire and Cable has appointed Brad Miller as global marketing director. In this role, Brad will drive strategic growth initiatives utilising Dow Wire & Cable’s portfolio of products, technologies and power industry expertise. This will include executing global product launches for solutions in the traditional power and alternative

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EuroWire – March 2011