FORT WAYNE, IN. (January 29, 2014)—Scott Harrison, President and CEO of Rea Magnet Wire Company, has been elected to the board of directors of Rea, the largest producer of magnet wire in the world with operations in North America and China.
Harrison joined Rea in October 2012 as President and CEO. He came to Rea with more than 10 years of senior leadership experience and over 25 years of managing operations. Prior to Rea, he was CEO of Azure Dynamics and Group President of two divisions within Hayes Lemmerz International. He started his career with General Motors Corporation and Allied Signal. Harrison received his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and his bachelor’s degree also in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University.
Rea’s board of directors consists of the following members:
- Chairman – Jim Vann, Shareholder
- Vice Chairman – Ronald Foster, Shareholder
- Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director – Arthur Miele, Retired Sr. Vice President, Phelps Dodge Corporation
Board Members:
- William Gorman, Shareholder
- William Wyatt, Shareholder
- Larry Bagwell, Retired Chairman, President and CEO, Rea Magnet Wire
- Baker Cunningham, Retired President/CEO, Belden CDT, Inc.
- Dave Haist, Retired COO, Do It Best Corp
- Joseph Kimmell, Retired Attorney
- Sherry Connolly, Shareholder Representative
For more than 80 years, Rea has been headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has become a global leader in the magnet wire industry with six manufacturing plants in North America and seven joint venture plants in China.
