COMPETITIVENESS :: Competitiveness Council
MAGNET’s Competitiveness Council, appointed by the MAGNET Board of Directors, is comprised of 15 key Northeast Ohio manufacturing executives. The Council is chaired by Ron Auletta, President of GED Innovative Solutions in Twinsburg, OH. The Council meets bi-monthly to review progress towards metrics and gain insight from the Council members to improve focus and performance of our initiatives.
Competitiveness Council Mission Statement
The mission of the Competitiveness Council is to create networks and marketplace mechanisms for Northeast Ohio manufacturers that provide visibility and access to the skills and resources needed to raise competitiveness including:
- Proven operational efficiency and productivity methods
- Product/process innovation and commercialization
- Means that allow small and mid-sized companies to sell and source globally
- Peer-to-peer exchanges that enhance learning, idea generation and collaboration
Competitiveness Council Members
| Ronald Auletta* COUNCIL CHAIRMAN President & CEO GED Integrated Solutions |
Michael Garvey President M*7 Technologies |
Max Macesich Global Product Support Manager GE Lumination |
| Mark Romanchuk PR Machine Works |
Steve Holdsworth NE Ohio District Manager GE Supply |
D. Kirk Neiswander President The Entrepreneurs EDGE |
| Peter Broer* President Lumitex Inc. |
David Karpinski VP Technology Innovation NorTech |
Jack Turben* Chairman Kirtland Capital Partners |
| Don Cochran CEO Pressco |
Tom Kinisky President Saint-Gobain Crystals |
Steve Walling Chairman/CEO/President Plasticolors |
| Mark Di Lillo CEO Endura Plastics |
Steve Kirk Senior VP / President Lubrizol Additives |
Rick Wuescher Vice President, Operations Akron Brass |
| Bill Frissell President RAF Automation |
David Loomis Director, Consulting Services NACCO Industries, Inc. |
* MAGNET Board Member
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