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Cooper Tire Announces Service Anniversaries
FINDLAY, OHIO, JULY 16, 2010 - COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NYSE:CTB) today announced July service anniversary awards for employees at its Tupelo, Miss., manufacturing facility.
Employees earning awards for longtime service include Ricky Taylor, R. Shaw, Johnny Hester, Alex Pegues, Mary Cook, Paula Graves and Larry Curry, 25 years, Robert Shook, Patricia Tesseneer, Clifton Stephen, John McDougal, Marty Bynum, Gerald Williams, Jerry Hodges and John Hall, 20 years&#59; Michael White, Randy Mayo, Larry Smith, Brent McCarter and Scott Downs, 15 years, Phillip Chambers, Stanley Ostrowski, Billy Jackson, Melanie Dill and Bobby Brock, 10 years, Joe Wade, five years&#59; and Paul Wallace, Roy Story, Donnie Priest, Jason Patterson, Jerome Hampton, Sederick Snow, Jason White, Zack Johnson, Joshua Wilson, Brandon Collins, Phil Harlow, Trey Powell, Kip Jacobs, Trey King and Will Taylor, one year.
Cooper Tire marks milestone service anniversaries with awards and public recognition for long-term employees.
"Cooper has a reputation as a stable, supportive, caring workplace, and the fact that many employees elect to work here for decades confirms that belief," said Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Brenda S. Harmon. "When you're known as a good place to work, as Cooper is, it's easier to attract and retain the kind of loyal, talented, high-caliber workers that Cooper employs."
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world. For more information, visit Cooper Tire's web site at www.coopertire.com.
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