Patron Adds Business Veteran Carbone to Board
Tuesday March 11, 7:01 am ET
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003--Patron Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PAHG - News) is pleased to announce that Anthony J. Carbone, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company will join Patron's board of directors effective immediately.
"Tony's management, industry, and leadership experience is an invaluable addition to Patron's board," said Patrick Allin, CEO of Patron Holdings, Inc. "His perspective, gained by adding significant value to Dow and its shareholders over a 40-year career will help guide the ongoing development of Patron's products and services."
Mr. Carbone began his business career in 1962 with Dow, serving in various Technical Service and Development (an internal Dow group) positions before becoming the group manager in 1969. In the early 70's, he acted as both sales and marketing manager for the laminated and coated products group for Dow. This led to several other leadership positions, including a position as business manager for STYROFOAM® brand products.
Later, Mr. Carbone held positions as general manager for key Dow business units, and in 1987 was named vice president, Dow Plastics for Dow USA. In 1993, he was named group vice president for Dow's global plastics business. Dow named Mr. Carbone to its board in 1995 and he continues to serve as Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee.
In addition to Dow, Mr. Carbone also serves on the board of directors and executive committee of Rockwell Collins, a $3.6 billion manufacturer of avionics, communications, and in-flight entertainment systems for commercial and military applications.
Mr. Carbone received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Yale University and a master's degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. |
