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INTRODUCING
Toray Resin Company appoints
Dennis Godwin, President and CEO
Toray Resin
Company
821 Mausoleum Road
Shelbyville, IN 46176
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and commercial management capacities
including Global Business Director for
Solutia’s automotive segment. He earned his
bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the
University of West Florida.
“Dennis has been instrumental in driving
important changes that
have led to considerable
top and bottom line
growth for Toray Resin
Company (TREC),”
says Hiroshi Tsuzuki,
the current President
and CEO. “It is through
such leadership, focus
and determination that
(Dennis) has made
significant contributions
to building a high
performing culture,
improving financial
and operating disciplines and creating a
stronger and more dynamic commercial
organization.”
“The decision by Toray and its Board
of Directors in Japan means a huge
appreciation and a lot of trust in my work
and in myself and for that I am both
humbled and eternally grateful,”
Godwin said.
The Toray Resin Company (TREC)
plant site in Shelbyville also serves
as the company’s headquarters with
a sales office in Troy, Michigan.
The company currently employees
128 hourly and exempt staff with
businesses that primarily support the
Japanese and domestic automotive
industries.
July 2017
TORAY
BY THE
NUMBERS
# of Countries/Regions
Operates in
26
# of Subsidiaries/Affiliates
156
Overseas
T
oray Resin Company has
announced that Dennis Godwin
has been promoted to the position
of President and CEO.
Mr. Godwin most recently served the
company as the Executive Vice President
and a member of the
Board of Directors. He
joined Toray in 2008
and has held several key
positions, including
Plant Manager and
Vice President of
Operations. He most
recently led a major
capital project in the
design and successful
commissioning of
Toray Resin Mexico
(TRMX) plant in
Guadalajara, Mexico.
Prior to joining Toray, Mr. Godwin started
his career in the plastics and chemicals
industry in 1990 with Monsanto and
Solutia (a spinoff of Monsanto’s chemical
business). In the span of 18 years, Mr.
Godwin served in a range of technical
99
# of Employees Worldwide
46,248
Manufacture,
Process, Sell:
Fiber and Textiles
Performance Chemicals
Carbon Fiber Composite
Materials
Environment and Engineering
Life Science
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