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Study Group: Injection Molding Machinery Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 116

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Elias Luna Barrios

Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Luna & Goodman Advisors
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Elias Luna is Partner & CEO of Luna & Goodman, where he advises international financial institutions (Private Equity, Funds, Capital and Risk, Distressed Management, Investment Banks) and has independently advised the Board of Directors at Daimler AG, formerly DaimlerChrysler until the US Chryslerarm...

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Douglas Hall, Principal, RTF, LLCDouglas Hall

Principal
RTF, LLC
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Douglas Hall is the sole proprietor of RTF, LLC, where he provides consulting, market research, and training services to the automotive industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Lear Corporation's General Motors Division from 2003 until January 2006. Mr. Hall was responsible for all profit/loss...

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George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide George Dorkhom

President and Managing Partner
AD&A Worldwide
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George Dorkhom is the President and Managing Partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global company that manufactures large machine and cutting tools and specialized equipment for aerospace and...

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Ron Solanki

Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bristow Group, Inc.
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Ron Solanki is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solanki Group Inc., a management consultancy to major US, Asian and European Electronics Corporations in the areas of business strategy, portfolio management, business development, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He also serves...

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James "Mike" Laisure, Board Member, FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATIONJames "Mike" Laisure

Board Member
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
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Mike Laisure is the CEO of Fluid Routing Solutions, where he has served since June 2007. Fluid Routing Solutions is a Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive supplier that designs and manufactures fluid and fuel handling systems. The company was formerly known as Mark IV Industries, recently acquired by an affiliate...

Dean Bellefleur, founder, D-ideaDean Bellefleur

founder
D-idea
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Dean Bellefleur is a leading international expert in the consumer packaging sector with considerable experience in food & beverage applications. Mr. Bellefleur’s expertise stems from more than 20 years of experience in the Tetra Pak Group, a global aseptic liquid food packaging and processing company...

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Clayton Snear

Vice President and General Manager
Lion Polymers
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Clayton Snear is partial owner, Vice President and General Manager at Lion Polymers, a custom compounder of elastomers and colorants. Mr. Snear is also a trader at Laudadio Polymers, a broker in the volume polymers. He was Vice President and General Manager of North American Pipe Division at Westlake...

Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLCJack Lifton

Managing Director
Jack Lifton, LLC
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Jack Lifton is an Independent consultant, focusing on the sourcing of nonferrous strategic metals. His work includes exploration and mining, and the recovery of metal values by the recycling of not only metals and their alloys but also of metal-based chemicals used as raw materials for component manufacturing....

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Thrills and Obstacles to 3-D Television

October 23, 2009

Steve Fanchiu, SF, Adviser, Genttix, Inc.

3-D television expected to come to homes in 2010 | www.cnn.com

The technological innovation for 3-D television has been out of laboratory and prototyping stage. What does it mean to the marketplace while key players in different technologies are commencing a volume push in the consumer electronics market?

Give Flexible Packaging It's Due

October 15, 2009

Dean Bellefleur, founder, D-idea

Flexible packaging will return to growth in 2011 | www.europeanplasticsnews.com

Flexible packaging and convenience are converging at a staggering rate. Demands for greener packaging bodes well for flexible packaging as does the fact that there is no dominant supplier to the market. Seeking the path of least resistance by cannibalizing traditional packaging formats rather than...

Growth of the steel markets in Developed Nationsco

September 20, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

ArcelorMittal sees sluggish European and US markets in 2010 | steelguru.com

This is a valid question given the current economics.  We have seen massive down turns in all kinds of construction over the last year and massive lay offs that go along with this.  Inventories are well down and many mills and ware houses are holding their breath.  

Gas Cylinders Are Here to Stay

September 20, 2009

George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide

Is It The End For High-Pressure Gas Cylinders? | www.prlog.org

Higher pressure or not , the gas cylinders market is an important segment in the industrial gas business for smaller users and mobile applications in medical and industry and are here to stay but controls technology must continue to improve on safety and reliability.

China takes off, it is rapidly taking over as we squander our brand names for ?

September 11, 2009

George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide

China’s Geely, Beijing Automotive Target Volvo, Saab | www.bloomberg.com

It is a known fact that the Chinese government has put its weight and tremendous wealth behind targeted industries, Electronics , automotive and aerospace and it is well on its way to target the general industrial market. It is succeeding and have taken over Japan in Electronics manufacturing output...why...

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  • Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
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