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Andy Talbot has taken over the role
of president of the Wire Association
International (WAI) for a one-year term.
Mr Talbot will serve as chairman of
the board of directors and as the 62nd
president of the 86-year-old association,
which is headquartered in Madison,
Connecticut, USA.
A 36-year veteran in the ferrous wire
industry, he joined the WAI in 2010.
He is co-chairman of the conference
programming committee, which he
joined in 2011. He continues to serve
the association on the education
committee.
Commenting on his new post, Mr Talbot
said: “WAI provides a growing range of
highly valuable services to the wire and
cable industry.
“It is my goal to help grow the
membership and advance the
association’s role within our industry
through education, the presentation of
technical advances and innovation, and
the professional development of our
individual and corporate members.”
He is the vice president of operations
and general manager of Mid-South Wire
Co Inc, in Nashville, Tennessee – one
of the largest independent steel wire
producers in the USA, with plants in
Nashville and Scott City, Missouri.
Prior to joining Mid-South Wire in 1999,
he served as plant manager of the
Metrock Steel & Wire Plant (Leggett and
Platt) in Montevallo, Alabama. Before
that, he was a plant engineer for Elco
Industries/Anchor Wire Division.
He worked for several years as
an independent wire-processing
consultant, travelling to Russia, China,
Peru, and various parts of Europe and
the USA.
He holds a joint patent for an
innovative retail package used in the
point-of-purchase nail and fastener
market.
Joining Mr Talbot for the 2016 term
will be members of the association’s
2016 executive committee: First vice
president David R Hawker, Nexans
Energy USA Inc; second vice president
Richard T Wagner, Insteel Wire Products;
executive committee members Richard
S Baker, General Cable Corp, and Jan
Sorige, Enkotec Co Inc; and immediate
past president William F Reichert,
Champlain Cable Corp.
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New president ofWire Association International
▲ ▲ New president Andy Talbot