Kansas City, Mo., USA – WireCo WorldGroup, a manufacturer of steel and synthetic lifting products, announced the appointment of Christopher L. Ayers as president and chief executive officer, effective July 7, 2013.[break]
Mr. Ayers previously served as Executive Vice President, President of Global Primary Products at Alcoa, where he oversaw the Company’s aluminum and alumina businesses. Prior to joining Alcoa, he was President of the PCC Forgings Division of Precision Castparts Corporation. He was president of Wyman Gordon Forgings from 2004 –2006.
Mr. Ayers began his career with United Technologies Corporation, working in a number of assignments in its Pratt & Whitney business. Later, he joined PCC Airfoils, Inc., a manufacturer of airfoil castings for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industry, where he was Vice President/General Manager of facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also the Managing Director of facilities located in both Leeds and Leicester, England. He joined Precision Castparts in 1999. He is a member of the board of directors of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.
Mr. Ayers is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace - May 16, 2013, Kansas City, Mo., USA – WireCo WorldGroup, a manufacturer of steel and synthetic lifting products, announced the appointment of Christopher L. Ayers as president and chief executive officer, effective July 7, 2013.
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Mr. Ayers previously served as Executive Vice President, President of Global Primary Products at Alcoa, where he oversaw the Company’s aluminum and alumina businesses. Prior to joining Alcoa, he was President of the PCC Forgings Division of Precision Castparts Corporation. He was president of Wyman Gordon Forgings from 2004 –2006.
Mr. Ayers began his career with United Technologies Corporation, working in a number of assignments in its Pratt & Whitney business. Later, he joined PCC Airfoils, Inc., a manufacturer of airfoil castings for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industry, where he was Vice President/General Manager of facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also the Managing Director of facilities located in both Leeds and Leicester, England. He joined Precision Castparts in 1999. He is a member of the board of directors of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. ■