Cooper appoints director of N American supply chain

ERJ staff report (SS)

Findlay, Ohio -- The Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has appointed Kurt Thomas as director of its North American supply chain.

Thomas will oversee warehousing and logistics, operations planning and new technology and lean supply chain, said Cooper, in a 22 Feb statement.

Since joining Cooper in May 1988, Thomas has had several managerial roles within the company, including, manager of production planning and manager of global product planning.