O-I Announces New Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

PERRYSBURG, Ohio, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) announces that Radhika Batra has been named vice president and chief procurement officer.

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Batra will be responsible for leading O-I's global strategic sourcing function and driving synergies across the company's regional operations to maximize buying power.

"Radhika has a track record of delivering supply chain and procurement results for growing global companies," said Ed Snyder, senior vice president and chief process improvement officer. "Under her leadership, we anticipate even greater collaboration, innovation and effectiveness from our global procurement teams, yielding lower costs and enhancements in efficiency and quality."

Batra joins O-I from Solutia, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of chemical and engineered materials, where she was vice president of business process in the CPFilms segment. In this position, she helped transform the business by better positioning the sales and marketing organization to support the company's global growth. Previously, she served as vice president of supply chain and global procurement at Solutia.

About O-I

Millions of times a day, O-I glass containers deliver many of the world's best-known consumer products to people all around the world. With the leading position in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America, O-I manufactures consumer-preferred, 100 percent recyclable glass containers that enable superior taste, purity, visual appeal and value benefits for our customers' products. Established in 1903, the company employs more than 22,000 people with 78 manufacturing facilities in 21 countries. In 2009, net sales were $7.1 billion. For more information, visit www.o-i.com.

SOURCE Owens-Illinois, Inc.