Corning names two new executive vice presidents

Schneider, McRae have been longtime leaders with company

CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has announced promotions for two members of the company’s Management Committee. Pamela C. Schneider has been elected executive vice president and Operations chief of staff. Lawrence D. McRae has been elected executive vice president, Strategy and Corporate Development.

Both Schneider and McRae report to Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and chief executive officer.

Schneider has been with Corning since 1986 and has held a variety of leadership positions in the financial, operations, and Human Resources organizations. In 2002, she joined the Management Committee as senior vice president and Operations chief of staff.

McRae joined Corning in 1985 and has served the company in financial, sales, marketing, and development leadership roles. Over the past decade, he has had responsibility for the company’s merger and acquisition strategy. He was named senior vice president, Strategy and Corporate Development in 2005 and joined the Management Committee the following year.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.