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New president ofWire Association International

Metrock Steel & Wire Plant (Leggett and Platt) in Montevallo, Alabama. Before that, he was a plant engineer for Elco Industries/Anchor Wire Division. He worked for several years as an independent wire-processing consultant, travelling to Russia, China, Peru, and various parts of Europe and the USA. He holds a joint patent for an innovative retail package used in the point-of-purchase nail and fastener market. Joining Mr Talbot for the 2016 term will be members of the association’s 2016 executive committee: First vice president David R Hawker, Nexans Energy USA Inc; second vice president Richard T Wagner, Insteel Wire Products; executive committee members Richard S Baker, General Cable Corp, and Jan Sorige, Enkotec Co Inc; and immediate past president William F Reichert, Champlain Cable Corp. Wire Association International – USA Website : www.wirenet.org

Andy Talbot has taken over the role of president of the Wire Association International (WAI) for a one-year term. Mr Talbot will serve as chairman of the board of directors and as the 62 nd president of the 86-year-old association, which is headquartered in Madison, Connecticut, USA. A 36-year veteran in the ferrous wire industry, he joined the WAI in 2010. He is co-chairman of the conference programming committee, which he joined in 2011. He continues to serve the association on the education committee. Commenting on his new post, Mr Talbot said: “WAI provides a growing range of highly valuable services to the wire and cable industry. “It is my goal to help grow the membership and advance the association’s role within our industry through education, the presentation of technical advances and innovation, and the professional development of our individual and corporate members.”

▲ ▲ New president Andy Talbot

He is the vice president of operations and general manager of Mid-South Wire Co Inc, in Nashville, Tennessee – one of the largest independent steel wire producers in the USA, with plants in Nashville and Scott City, Missouri. Prior to joining Mid-South Wire in 1999, he served as plant manager of the

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