Manufacturing CEOs to attend White House meeting
Reuters
Dec 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top chief executives from the U.S. manufacturing sector will attend a meeting hosted by Vice President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Leaders from Dow Corning Corp <DOWCR.UL>, Procter & Gamble <PG.N>, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co <GT.N> and others will attend the meeting about the future of the manufacturing sector, the spokesman said.
"The Vice President will discuss this Administration's commitment to a strong manufacturing sector as a vital part of both the American economy and the rebuilding of the American middle class," the White House said in a statement.
Other leaders attending the meeting include Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and Lawrence Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council.
Here is a list of the CEOs expected to attend, according to the White House:
Stephanie Burns of Dow Corning
Keith Wandell of Harley-Davidson Inc <HOG.N>
Jeff Turner of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc <SPR.N>
Robert McDonald of Procter & Gamble
David Cote of Honeywell International Inc <HON.N>
Robert Keegan of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Daniel DiMicco of Nucor Corp <NUE.N>
John Faraci of International Paper Co <IP.N>
Ronald Hall of Bridgewater Interiors
James McGregor of McGregor Metalworking
Dan Janka of MAG
Scott Welsh of Mohawk Electrical Systems
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Peter Cooney)