Stuart R. Jara has been named Vice President and General
Manager of Taylor-Wharton International’s pressure vessel and cylinder division,
Taylor-Wharton (TW).
In joining TW, a worldwide gas and cryogenics products and
services company, Jara will be based at TWI’s new Lehigh Valley offices in
Allentown, Pennsylvania, and will report to Hoyt Fitzsimmons, Taylor-Wharton’s
President.
Jara has served in increasingly senior management roles with
The Linde Group (formerly the BOC Group) and most recently held the position of
Vice President Tonnage Business Americas. His tenure at BOC/Linde also includes
senior management positions in Latin America and the Asia
Pacific region.
Announcing the appointment, Fitzsimmons said,
“Taylor-Wharton’s global growth initiatives and focus on expanding marketing
resources worldwide are a perfect fit with Stuart’s expertise and experience in
the industrial gas industry. He has an established track record as a customer-focused
executive with demonstrated results in successful market expansion programs and
market-driven innovations.”
Fitzsimmons further noted that, “Stuart’s achievements over
a wide range of business environments, including acquisitions, mergers,
divestitures, start-up divisions, multinationals and corporate restructuring
will certainly reinforce our international growth objectives and his customer
orientation and hands-on approach will provide strong leadership to our worldwide
sales organisation.”
In joining Taylor-Wharton’s senior management team, Jara
will assume the responsibilities of Scott W. Boyd, who is retiring on 30th
September 2008.
