Tuesday, March 31, 2009

FMC TO GET A NEW PLANT MANAGER

A news release from FMC...

Andrew A. Twarowski Named FMC Middleport Plant Manager

FMC Corporation announced the appointment of Andrew A. Twarowski as manager of FMC's Agricultural Products Group mixing and packaging facility in Middleport N.Y.

Twarowski has been with FMC for more than 30 years and comes to the Middleport plant after three years as FMC's global process safety manager. Prior to that, he worked in a variety of positions in FMC's Agricultural Products Group (APG).

"Andy will be a key member of our Agricultural Products Group operations team and his focus will be on the continued evolution of the Middleport site," said William Pasko, North American operations manager at FMC.

"Throughout his career at FMC he has added value through his ability to continuously improve new or existing commercial or manufacturing operations and manage information systems initiatives, while always exercising a results-oriented yet collaborative work style."

Employees at the FMC Middleport plant mix and package a number of key product lines used on nearly 100 different crops in more than 75 countries around the world. Over the past year, the plant has added several new products lines, and the work force has eight new full-time employees and 12 temporary employees.

Twarowski has previously managed the APG's global supply chain, and has also served as international customer service operations manager. Earlier in his career with FMC, he worked in process improvement and led the start-up of several new plants.Twarowski earned a masters in business administration from the University of Baltimore and a bachelors in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland.

He and his wife have four children. Twarowski will assume this new role immediately and members of the family will be relocating to Western New York this summer.

Contact information: Debra Overkamp - FMC Community Liaison, 735-7939