COMPANY

Founded in 1903 by Michael J. Owens as Owens Bottle Machine Company, it became Owens-Illinois Glass Company in 1929, and Owens-Illinois, Inc. in 1965.

Official Website:
http://www.o-i.com/

Industry:
Manufacturing

Ticker:
NYSE:OI

Corporate headquarters:
Toledo, OH

Sales:
$6.1B (2004)

Employees:
28,700 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steven R. McCracken	Business	1953	7-Feb-2008	CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06
Albert P. L. Stroucken	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Owens-Illinois
Thomas L. Young	Business	c. 1944		President and CFO of Owens-Illinois, 2003-05

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gary F. Colter	Business	c. 1946		President of CRS, Inc.
Peter S. Hellman	Business	c. 1949		President of Nordson Corporation
Anastasia D. Kelly	Attorney	c. 1949		EVP at American International Group
John J. McMackin, Jr.	Business	10-Jan-1952		Partner, Williams & Jensen
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.	Business	c. 1940		Co-CEO of Exelon, 2000-02
Hugh H. Roberts	Business	c. 1951		Former Kraft Foods executive
Albert P. L. Stroucken	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Owens-Illinois
Helge H. Wehmeier	Business	1943		CEO of Bayer Corporation, 1995-2002
Dennis K. Williams	Business	c. 1946		CEO of IDEX Corporation, 2000-05
Thomas L. Young	Business	c. 1944		President and CFO of Owens-Illinois, 2003-05

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James H. Greene, Jr.	Business	c. 1950		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Henry Kravis	Business	6-Jan-1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Robert I. MacDonnell	Business	c. 1937		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Steven R. McCracken	Business	1953	7-Feb-2008	CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06
Michael W. Michelson	Business	c. 1952		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
George R. Roberts	Business	1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

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