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Houghton Stepping Down as Corning’s Board Chairman

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Corning Inc. announced that James R. Houghton will step down as non-executive chairman of the board at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on April 26, 2007. He will continue serving as a board member. Company CEO Wendell P. Weeks has been named board chairman; Peter F. Volanakis will assume the role of president along with his responsibilities as COO. Both appointments will take effect at the April meeting. Houghton served Corning for more than 38 years, first retiring from the company in 1996. He returned as non-executive chairman in June 2001 and was also named CEO in April 2002. He...Read full article

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