Corning Inc. (GLW) announced that its board of directors is expected to elect David Morse, as executive vice president and chief technology officer at its meeting on April 26, 2012. His appointment will be effective May 1, at which time he will also become a member of Corning's management committee.
Morse will succeed Joseph Miller, Jr., 70, who is retiring on April 30, 2012. Miller served 11 years as Corning's executive vice president and chief technology officer.
Morse, 59, has 36 years of experience in Corning's technology organization. He joined Corning in 1976 as a composition scientist in glass research, and most recently served as senior vice president and director of corporate research for the Science & Technology organization.
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