Smart Molding International 2-2020

12 newsfeed smart_molding international 2/2020 Bonnie Tully has been named President of Evon - ik Corporation, effective June 1. As president of Evonik Corporation, Tully is responsible for the North America region, which re - corded sales of €3 billion in fiscal 2019. Tully replaces John Ro - lando, who is retiring after 33 years with Evonik and its predecessor companies. Prior to becoming presi - dent, Bonnie was chief fi - nancial officer of the North America region. “Bonnie Tully‘s leader - ship skills and broad expe - rience within the organi - zation make her the right person to head the North American region as we con - tinue to position Evonik as a world-leading specialty chemical company driven by innovation and sus - tainability,“ said Ute Wolf, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG who is responsible for North America. “I also want to thank John Rolando for his efforts in leading the region through tremen - dous growth and helping transform Evonik‘s port - folio and culture into the best-in-class organization we know today.“ Tully began her career with Rohm & Haas as proj - ect engineer in 1996. Be - tween 1998 and 2006 she worked as materials man - ager and technical manag - er at Evonik Oil Additives (Rohmax) in Houston, Tex - as. She subsequently trans - ferred to Singapore to work as plant manager for Oil Additives supporting the Asia-Pacific region. In 2011, Tully became the head of Site Service in Mobile, Ala., Evonik’s largest site in North America, with more than 800 employees. Tully holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical en - gineering from Texas A&M University. Evonik www.evonik.com With the 100th injection molding machine, Krauss - Maffei is delivering a special machine to a special cus - tomer – Polycom, a family- run company founded 35 years ago by two broth - ers, which has established itself as a leading plastic processor for the automo - tive component supplier industry. The all-electric PX 50-55 with the special paint is part of the modern smart production at the new loca - tion in Dobje, Poljane nad Skofjo Loko/Slovenia. "We have been benefiting from the innovative prod - ucts and the tailored service provided by KraussMaffei for decades. We are now delighted with the 100th injection molding machine from our long-term part - ner," explains Iztok Stanon - ik, founder and Chairman of the Management Board of Polycom. "This is a powerful symbol both for our good cooperation with Krauss - Maffei and its Slovenian agen - cy KMS, and for the sustained growth of our company, adds Igor Stanonik, Member of the Management Board. KraussMaffei delivered the first injection molding ma - chine to Poly - com 25 years ago. The new all-electric PX 50-55 (clamp - ing force 500 kN) now sup - ports the modern produc - tion at the new location in Dobje, which was built in 2017. With its portfo - lio, Polycom serves above all the automotive com - ponent supplier industry, and increasingly also other branches of industry. The focus is on smart produc - Bonnie Tully named President Evonik Corporation Anniversary machine: KraussMaffei delivers 100th injection molding machine to Polycom Bonnie Tully, President Evonik Corporation Anniversary machine in special design: Polycom owners Igor and Iztok Stanonik, CEO Iztok Novak and KraussMaffei VP Sales EMEA Tobias Daniel at the ceremonial handover of the 100th injection molding machine (left to right). Photo: KraussMaffei