Boeing Executive Jack Jones, National Workforce Expert Fred Dedrick Headline Presenters at SC Salute to Manufacturing
February 27, 2013
Best Practices in Manufacturing Program to precede luncheon;
11 finalists vie for honors based on world-class manufacturing performance
SOUTH CAROLINA – February 27, 2013 – BoeingSouth Carolina Vice President and General Manager Jack Jones, theexecutive with overall leadership responsibility for Boeing’s6,000-employee South Carolina operations and 787 Dreamliner facilitiesin North Charleston, has been named featured speaker at the 2013 Salute to Manufacturing Luncheon on March 21st at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC.
Mr. Jones will address an expected gathering of hundreds ofmanufacturing industry, business, civic and political leaders fromacross the Palmetto State at the annual luncheon, at which threecompanies will be honored from among eleven statewide finalists for the2013 Silver Crescent Awards for Manufacturing Excellence — the most prestigious award a South Carolina manufacturer can receive.
Before joining the Boeing South Carolina team in March 2011, Mr.Jones served as vice president of Boeing’s Everett (WA) Delivery Center,overseeing Airplane-on-Ground, Paint, Pre-Flight and Deliveryoperations for a variety of Boeing wide-body models assembled there. Hehas also served as Director of 747 and 767 Manufacturing, and asEverett site Fuselage Responsibility Center Director, since beginninghis Boeing career as an Industrial Engineer in 1980. Married with oneson, he holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University ofWashington.
New to the 2013 Salute to Manufacturing Awards program is a space-limited Best Practices Forum open to only 125 manufacturing executives, industry partners, 2013award finalists and past Silver Crescent Award winners. The Best Practice Forum will feature high-impact presentations on sustainable innovation by executives from Sage Automotive, innovation in education and manufacturing by GE Power and Water, long-term commitment’s impact on profitability by Bridgestone-Firestone, and more, along with a private breakfast,intimate executive networking opportunities, and question-and-answersession. A limited number of Forum tickets are available online at www.SaluteToManufacturing.org.
Also headlining the Best Practices Forum will be Fred Dedrick,Executive Director of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS),who will share innovative public/private initiatives from across thecountry designed to provide workers with the skills they need to advancein manufacturing careers while helping employers remain economicallycompetitive.
The former Deputy Secretary in the Pennsylvania Department of Laborand Industry, where he was responsible for the state’s nationallyacclaimed workforce development programs, Dedrick has previously servedas Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board,and as Director of Economic Development for Greater Philadelphia First, aregional business leadership organization. He holds a bachelor’sdegree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in publicaffairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.
Presented annually by The Silver Crescent Foundation, the 2013 Silver Crescent Awards are co-sponsored by the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), Scott and Company CPAs, and by SC Biz News, LLC. Tickets to the luncheon are $50, and are available online at www.silvercrescentsc.org. Sponsorship packages inclusive of tickets are also available, as areluncheon tables of eight. Seating is limited, and interested attendeesare encouraged to secure tickets immediately.
The Silver Crescent Award for Manufacturing Excellence recognizes the most excellent small, midsized and large manufacturingoperations demonstrating superior performance in 7 Crescents ofExcellence — citizenship, employee engagement, customer satisfaction,environmental stewardship, innovation, financial performance andcommitment to longevity in South Carolina. A national panel of expertjudges reviewed all applications to select finalists and determinewinners. Finalists for honors include:
- Aaron Industries, Inc., Clinton
- BMW Manufacturing Co., Spartanburg
- Boeing, North Charleston
- Cytec Industries, Inc., North Augusta
- Holcim (US) Inc., Holly Hill
- Itron, West Union
- Nucor Steel, Mt. Pleasant
- PropertyBoss Solutions, Greenville
- Shaw Industries – Plant 8T, Central
- Southern Weaving, Greenville
- Spartanburg Meat Processing Co., Inc., Spartanburg
We encourage as many manufacturers, as well as suppliers-partners tomanufacturers, to attend the Best Practices Forum and luncheon programand to mingle with our state’s top manufacturing executives, saidHalsey. By being in attendance, they will benefit from networking withtop manufacturing executives, and learn some of the innovative programsand capabilities of the state’s leading manufacturers. It’s a greatopportunity for Palmetto State businesses.
To learn more about the Silver Crescent Awards and the Salute to Manufacturing Luncheon, visit www.SaluteToManufacturing.org or contact Sharon Halsey at (803) 657-6183.
