Corning Inc. announced that Donald B. McNaughton has been named senior vice president, International and Strategic Ventures, and James P. Clappin has been promoted to lead Display Technologies. These assignments are effective immediately and both individuals will report directly to Peter F. Volanakis, chief operating officer.

McNaughton is responsible for ensuring that Corning maintains and expands its market presence for its businesses and strategic ventures internationally. In addition to continuing as a director of Samsung Corning Co. Ltd. and Samsung Corning Precision Glass Co. Ltd., he will be proposed as a director of the company's equity ventures Cormetech, Inc. and Eurokera S.N.C., as well as have responsibility for Corning's international network of offices. McNaughton has been with Corning since 1989, serving in a number of leadership roles in both the company's Environmental Technologies and Display Technologies business segments. He was named senior vice president, Display Technologies in 2003.

Clappin, general manager for Display Technologies, will lead the development of the business while now assuming responsibility for the segment's future business growth, strategy and operations. Clappin started with Corning in 1980, joining the company's Display Technologies segment in 1994. He was named general manager of Display's Taiwan operations in 2000, and general manager, Display Technologies and president, Display Technologies Asia in 2002.

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