Written on 04.06.2012 - Personnel
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SPE appoints new officers for 2012 – 2013

James S. Griffing

Following longstanding practice, Antec 2012 marked the beginning of one-year terms for new officers of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). James S. Griffing, a technical fellow at the Boeing Company, was installed as new President of the SPE, succeeding Russell C. Broome.

At Antec 2013, Griffing will be succeeded by the new President-elect, Jon Ratzlaff, who is a Technical Services Manager for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP.

SPE has also announced the membership of its 2012 – 2013 Executive Committee, including the following positions:

President: James S. Griffing, The Boeing Company
Chief Executive Officer: Willem De Vos, Society of Plastics Engineers
President-elect: Jon Ratzlaff, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Senior Vice President: Dick Cameron, Cameron Consulting
Vice President/Secretary: Dr. Raed S. Al-Zubi, RadiuSenaat (Pipes and Fittings) LLC
Vice President/Treasurer: Dr. Gregory A. Campbell, Castle Associates
Vice President/Technical Programming/Publishing: Vijay Boolani, Boolani Engineering Corporation
Vice President/Event Management: William D. Arendt, Emerald Kalama Chemical Co.
Vice President/Marketing: Olivier Crave, O.C. Team
Vice President/Society Operations: Dr. Jeffrey H. Helms, Ticona Engineering Polymers
2011 – 2012 Past President: Russell C. Broome, The Chatham Group

Jon Ratzlaff

An SPE member since 1989, James S. Griffing most recently held the positions of President-elect in 2011 – 2012, Senior Vice President in 2010 – 2011, and Treasurer of the SPE from 2009 – 2010. He has been involved with the SPE Composites Division since 1999 and also served as a Director of the Pacific Northwest Section of SPE. Griffing has worked for the Boeing Company since 1987, where he specializes in polymer and composite processing. He has been awarded two Boeing Special Invention Awards. He recently received the “Revolutionizing Flight” award from Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes Group.

An SPE member since 1995, Jon Ratzlaff has been involved with the Oklahoma Section, and the Rotational and Injection Molding Divisions along with many global SPE groups and activities. He has chaired numerous positions and served as an SPE Vice President and recently as Senior Vice President of SPE (2011 – 2012). Ratzlaff holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State. Following a few years in the stretch film industry, Ratzlaff joined Chevron Phillips in 1989 and is a recipient of the company’s Innovation Excellence award and Master of Engineering Technology certification.