GrafTech Announces Engineered Solutions Leadership Change
04/16/2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that Lionel Batty, age 54, has been named president of engineered solutions.
Mr. Batty has been with the company for 30 years and has been president of the graphite electrode business for the past two years, where he had global business responsibility.
“Lionel’s experience and background is well suited to continue the Engineered Solutions growth strategy. He has been instrumental in leading our Company’s new product development programs, which have been and will continue to be fundamental for our Engineered Solutions’ sales growth,” said Joel Hawthorne, chief executive officer and president.
Mr. Batty was vice president of research and development from 1999 to 2011 having global responsibility for GrafTech’s research and development in all of its lines of business. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Batty was the applied technology manager in Europe. Prior to that, Lionel held various domestic and international graphite facility operation positions at various GrafTech locations. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London, and an MBA from Sheffield Hallam University, England.
GrafTech International is a global company that has been redefining limits for more than 125 years. We offer innovative graphite material solutions for our customers in a wide range of industries and end markets, including steel manufacturing, advanced energy and latest generation electronics. GrafTech currently operates 20 principal manufacturing facilities on four continents and sells products in over 70 countries. Headquartered in Parma, Ohio, GrafTech currently employs approximately 3,000 people.
“Lionel’s experience and background is well suited to continue the Engineered Solutions growth strategy. He has been instrumental in leading our Company’s new product development programs, which have been and will continue to be fundamental for our Engineered Solutions’ sales growth,” said Joel Hawthorne, chief executive officer and president.
Mr. Batty was vice president of research and development from 1999 to 2011 having global responsibility for GrafTech’s research and development in all of its lines of business. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Batty was the applied technology manager in Europe. Prior to that, Lionel held various domestic and international graphite facility operation positions at various GrafTech locations. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London, and an MBA from Sheffield Hallam University, England.
GrafTech International is a global company that has been redefining limits for more than 125 years. We offer innovative graphite material solutions for our customers in a wide range of industries and end markets, including steel manufacturing, advanced energy and latest generation electronics. GrafTech currently operates 20 principal manufacturing facilities on four continents and sells products in over 70 countries. Headquartered in Parma, Ohio, GrafTech currently employs approximately 3,000 people.
