wiredInUSA March 2018

Scott H Wasserman

Guy Castonguay

New board appointments

to long-term succession planning and keeping high caliber, capable leaders at the head of the organization. Scott’s service spans more than 15 years and during that time he has had a significant impact. Scott has done an outstanding job as our vice-chairman since 2016 and as a board member since 2010.” Dr Wasserman holds ten granted US patents and most recently was the corresponding author of the “Wire and cable applications of polyethylene” chapter in the SPE-sponsored handbook of industrial polyethylene and technology, published in 2017.

The board of directors of IWCS Inc, organizer of the International Cable Connectivity Symposium, has announced the election of the board’s previous vice-chairman, Scott H Wasserman, PhD, of the Dow Chemical Company, to the position of chairman of the board. Wasserman succeeds Robert Wessels Jr of CommScope, who has served as chairman since 2008 and will continue to serve as a director. Guy Castonguay of Corning Optical Communications LLC was elected vice- chairman and Jeff S Barker of Prysmian Group was re-elected as treasurer. Dr Scott Wasserman is associate R&D director and intellectual capital manager in the packaging and specialty plastics segment of The Dow Chemical Company. Former chairman Mr Wessels commented: “This transition demonstrates IWCS’s commitment

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