For their 40th Anniversary issue published in August 2011, Rubber & Plastics News sought nominations for employees younger than 40 years of age who were making a mark in the rubber industry.
Congratulations to our Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, Jason P. McDaniel, and our Marketing Coordinator, Tayte French Lutz, for being honored in the Industry Professionals Under 40 article.
JASON P. McDANIEL
Age: 38
Title: Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President
Connection to the rubber industry:
Supplier of capital equipment for the production of synthetic rubber plus rubber mixers and molding presses for the rubber molding industry.
Leadership roles:
I started at French Oil Mill Machinery Co. as a manufacturing engineer and have received multiple promotions since. In 1999, I was promoted to director of engineering for the Hydraulic, Polymer and Oilseed product lines and was given the additional responsibility of manufacturing in 2002. I was promoted to my current role in 2007 and directly supervise engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales at French. I have also been a member of the Management Team since 2000.
Career highlights/accomplishments:
Start-up and continuing operations of FOM (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., allowing French to serve the growing Chinese polymer industry with domestically made products to dewater and dry synthetic rubber.
Purchase of Technical Machine Products and subsequent 2011 sales restructure, which better supports our customers by leveraging the French & TMP rubber molding and mixing systems within the various markets we serve. The acquisition is strengthening French’s position as the Technology and Quality Leader.
License acquisition of Isobar® Super Thermal Conductors and Isoplatens® from Acrolab. The agreement made French one of the first suppliers to integrate hydraulic press technology and thermodynamic technology for high-production, profit-oriented molding systems.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Leading French Oil Mill Machinery Co. into the future.
TAYTE FRENCH LUTZ
Age: 31
Title: Marketing Coordinator
Connection to the rubber industry: French supplies hydraulic presses for molding and shaping rubber for various industries and mechanical dewatering and drying screw presses for all types of synthetic rubber and thermoplastic production.
Leadership roles:
Spearheading various brand management and marketing initiatives within French.
Career highlights/accomplishments:
Leaving my career in the fashion industry and coming to French. As the fourth generation of this closely held family business, I am pleased to be so involved with the company’s continued growth and worldwide development. I am passionate about continuing our family’s history through French’s success.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Continuing to manage French’s brand through various marketing and sales strategies that meet and exceed our organizational objectives while also supporting the company’s mission to best serve our customers.
French owns the exclusive license from Acrolab to sell Isobar® Super Thermal Conductors and for the manufacture and sale of Isoplatens® within the rubber molding and processing industry in North America. Isobar® and Isoplaten® are registered trademarks of Acrolab Ltd.