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ROGERS CORPORATION PRESIDENT AND CEO ELECTED TO CBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wachob is president and CEO of Rogers Corp., in Rogers, Conn. He is one of 16 new members elected to the CBIA board who will begin their terms Dec. 1. CBIA is the state’s largest business organization, with 10,000 member companies throughout Connecticut. The board of directors approves the organization’s plans, policies and strategies, and particularly focuses on ways to make Connecticut a better place to do business and create jobs. Wachob became president and CEO in April 2004. He was formerly Rogers president and COO, a position he held since April 2002. Prior to that he served as executive vice president. He is responsible for the operations and activities of all Rogers’ businesses worldwide. In addition to Wachob’s role as president and CEO, he also holds a seat on the board of directors. Wachob joined Rogers in 1984, serving key leadership roles in the areas of sales and marketing and Operations. As executive vice president, he was responsible for corporate development activities, including corporate acquisitions, and for both domestic and international sales and marketing functions. In 2002, Wachob was instrumental in guiding the purchase of certain product lines and technology from a developer and manufacturer of plastomeric and elastomeric polyolefin foams. This important acquisition will afford long-term growth of Rogers’ High Performance Foams business as well as fill a niche for customers with specific needs. Prior to joining Rogers, Wachob was national sales and marketing executive at Smith Kline Beckman Inc., in Fullerton, Calif. Wachob received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Northern Illinois University in 1969 and an M.B.A. in finance from Loyola University in 1972. He lives in Glastonbury. ###
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The
Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) elected Robert
D. Wachob to a four-year term on its board of directors at the association’s
Oct. 27 Annual Meeting.