LORD Corporation Announces 2014 President’s Circle Award Recipients

LORD Corporation has announced the recipients of its 2014 President’s Circle Award. The inductees to the President’s Circle are Jim Nietupski, Key Account Manager, Sales & Marketing, Aerospace & Defense Eastern Regional Sales; and GuoZhong Qin, Sales Supervisor, Industrial Rubber to Substrate, China Sales.

The President’s Circle Award was established to recognize extraordinary sales professionals around the world for their exceptional achievements and critical contributions. Award criteria are based on achieving major commercial success and converting potential sales opportunities to measurable stakeholder value. In addition, each nominee must consistently demonstrate to customers that LORD teams are approachable, innovative, responsive, valuable and agile.

“Each of this year’s recipients has demonstrated extraordinary personal leadership, talent, hard work and persistence to achieve, and often surpass, challenging goals,” says Ed Auslander, President and CEO of LORD Corporation.

Based in Pennsylvania, Jim Nietupski was honored in recognition of his account leadership managing LORD Corporation’s collaboration with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Boeing Helicopters, for which LORD serves as a major supplier on rotary wing aircraft.

Based in China, GuoZhong Qin was honored in recognition of his leadership on automotive and industrial key accounts, helping customers solve problems and reduce costs through the application of LORD rubber-to-substrate high-performance adhesives.

Nietupski and Qin were recognized at the August LORD Board of Directors dinner. The dinner was held on Wednesday, August 13, at Prestonwood Country Club.