Detroit, Michigan, United States
Editor of Plastics News, Crain Communication Inc.’s weekly newspaper for the plastics industry. Editorial director of Crain’s Global Polymer Group. Leader of an award winning business reporting team that provides news, data and information that gives readers a competitive edge. Author of The Plastics Blog. Specialties: Business reporting, writing, editing.
Editorial Director role includes responsibility for overseeing the talented editors at Sustainable Plastics, Rubber News, Tire Business and Urethanes Technology International. I also remain editor of Plastics News.
As editor of Plastics News, I manage and supervise the work of a network of global staff reporters and correspondents -- the largest reporting team in the plastics industry. I supervise the production of the weekly newspaper, assign and stories, update PlasticsNews.com every business day, and write The Plastics Blog. I also manage PN's award-winning show daily newspapers. I joined Plastics News in 1991 as a staff reporter, became news editor in 1993, managing editor in 1995 and editor in 2011.
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