SHANGHAI, CHINA, Feb. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning China announced on February 1 that Alan Dowdell has been appointed president, Corning Cable Systems, Greater China. In this role, Dowdell is responsible for overall business, organizational and financial management for Corning Cable Systems Greater China operations and employees in wholly owned and joint venture entities. Responsibilities include the Optical Cable and the Hardware & Equipment businesses in the Public Networks, Private Networks and OEM markets in the region.
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Prior to this assignment, Dowdell was director, Strategy and Business Development, in the Greater China region while leading Corning International Sales team and coordinating Science & Technology activities and initiatives in PRC. Since joining Corning in 1996, Dowdell has also held roles in Marketing, Product Line Management, Strategic Growth and Manufacturing.
He holds a BSEE from the Louisiana Tech University, and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"Alan's experience in manufacturing and marketing with Corning Optical Fiber, along with his leadership abilities in China strategy & business development make him a great choice to lead Corning Cable Systems in this region," said Eric S. Musser, Corning Greater China chief executive officer.
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Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
