Toray appoints global chief commercial officer

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Toray Advanced Composites has appointed Steve Mead global chief commercial officer (CCO), where he will help expand the company’s penetration of composite materials technology.

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Having held senior management positions at Toray Advanced Composites for more than ten years, this appointment follows Mead’s recent position as CCO at Re:Build Manufacturing in North America. Mead (pictured) has a reputation for driving growth in the composites industry, spearheading the development of key business growth initiatives for all areas of the value chain from composite material development to industrialising high-rate composite part manufacture across major industry sectors.

"We are thrilled to welcome Steve Mead back to our team as the new Global CCO,” commented Scott Unger, global CEO of Toray Advanced Composites. “Steve is a driven, curious, market-savvy leader with proven expertise in our industry. He has a thorough operational understanding of Toray and the connected composites supply chain. With Steve back at the helm of our capable commercial teams, Toray is set to maximise our go-to-market strategy and optimise sustainable growth in our global commercial operations. We’re thrilled to have him back onboard.”

This announcement follows the recent appointment of David Bernard as European managing director and the spring announcement of new executive leadership with Steve Cease as Toray’s managing director USA and global CTO.