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THE Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance has announced
the recipients of its 2016 Distinguished Career Award. The
32 nd annual awards dinner and investiture ceremony will take
place on 7th May 2016, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, at the
Connecticut Convention Center.
The recipients are:
Doug Brenneke, vice president R&D, chief technology officer,
Belden; Peter Chase, executive chairman, Chase Corporation;
Tom Jordan, president and CEO, T & T Marketing Inc; Mike
Mennone, vice president/general manager, nuclear division,
RSCC Wire & Cable; Michael Monti, vice president of
manufacturing, industrial, construction and specialty products,
General Cable Corp; Rahul Sachdev, executive vice president,
Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp; Carlos Sanchez, vice president
and general manager, electrical wires division North America,
Nexans Canada; and Peter Schlichting, president, Quirk Wire
Company Inc.
The Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance continues the
over 30-year tradition of recognising industry professionals,
started by the late Dick and Harriet Callahan, founders of
the Wire & Cable Clubs of America.
Nominations for this award are received from the WCMA
website. Candidates are first reviewed by a committee of
prior award recipients through a ballot process.
The WCMA board of directors then makes final selections
based on an individual’s character, credibility, and
commercial or technical contributions during their career.
The WCMA was established in June 2004 as a non-profit
association to succeed the Wire & Cable Clubs of America.
WCMA is a corporate membership organisation for
manufacturers of low to high voltage electrical, electronic
and fibre optic wire and cable with an established
manufacturing base in North America, as well as industry
suppliers, service providers, affiliated companies and
organisations serving the cable manufacturing and
processing industry.
WCMA produces premier events that bring owners,
executives, and key managers together for networking, the
exchange of information, and to promote the wire and cable
industry.
The Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance – USA
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Distinguished career award recipients are named