Alan T. Eusden, president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan, was elected by acclamation by the AmCham Board of Governors to a second one-year term as chairman of the Chamber for 2010.

Eusden then nominated – and the Board approved – the other standing officers for the coming year:  Corning Painter of Air Products as Standing Vice Chairman, George Chao of 3M as Vice Chairman, Li Shin Wang of Johnson & Johnson Medical as Treasurer, and Stephen Y. Tan of Baker & McKenzie as Secretary. He also expressed his appreciation to the two vice chairmen for 2009 for their strong support: Jeffery Nemeth, who is ending his Taiwan assignment to become head of the Ford operation in South Africa, and William Farrell, who has reached the end of his term limit for service on the Board.

“2009 turned out to be a much stronger year than expected, due to the hard work of the officers, Board, Committee Chairs, and, of course, the dedicated AmCham office staff,” said Eusden. “Membership levels and attendance at the major events stayed quite high, and many of the advocacy issues on which we’ve been working closely with both the Taiwan and U.S. governments are showing good progress. In 2010, we will seek to build off the strengths of 2009. The aim is to continue to find ways to improve the business environment – including the impact of the cross-Strait economic relationship – while offering fun and useful networking opportunities to our members.”

Eusden holds a bachelor’s degree in economics with a concentration in environmental studies from Williams College and a master’s degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

He joined Corning in 1983 and has held numerous leadership positions with the company, including general manager of Corning GmbH in Germany (responsible for markets in Europe, Russia, South America, Africa and the Middle East), senior vice president and general manager of the Corning Optical Fiber, and senior vice president, Corning Shared Services and Finance Strategy.

Eusden has held his current position at the company since January 2007. Corning, which is a leading producer of glass substrates for the TFT-LCD industry in both the Central and Southern Taiwan Science Parks, is one of the largest foreign investors in Taiwan.  Corning Display Technologies Taiwan has received several awards recognizing its contributions to Taiwan, including the “Outstanding Industry Contribution Award,” “Best Investment Partner Award” from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the “National Sustainable Development Award” from The National Council of Sustainable Development, Executive Yuan.  Corning is also very active in Corporate Social Responsibility, helping students and lower income families in many areas across Taiwan.

余智敦連任2010年台北市美國商會會長

台北市美國商會理監事會日前舉行改選，台灣康寧顯示玻璃股份有限公司總經理余智敦（Alan T. Eusden）獲選連任2010年美國商會會長，為期一年。

余智敦先生隨後任命下列新任常任理事：

• 美國商會第一副會長：美商亞普有限公司台灣分公司全球電子部副總裁及總經理康寧先生 (Corning Painter)
• 美國商會第二副會長：美商3M 台灣子公司總經理趙台生先生 (George Chao)
• 美國商會財務長：英商壯生和壯生(香港)股份有限公司台灣分公司總經理王立新先生(Li Shin Wang)
• 美國商會秘書長：國際通商法律事務所合夥律師譚耀南先生(Stephen Y. Tan)。

余智敦並對兩位2009年副會長表達謝意。2009年的第一副會長倪孟石先生(Jeffery Nemeth)在台灣福特六和汽車的任期屆滿，將轉往南非擔任南非福特汽車總裁；而方胤中先生(William J. Farrell) 擔任美國商會理監事之任期已滿，即將卸任。

 余智敦先生表示，「美國商會2009年的發展比預期來的強健，這都歸功於全體理監事、委員會主席，當然還有商會辦公室全體工作人員辛苦的付出。過去一年來，會員人數及會員參與主要活動的頻率，依舊保持良好的水準。我們持續與台灣和美國政府溝通的許多重要議題，也呈現良好的進展。展望2010年，我們將致力維持商會的核心優勢，並繼續對改善台灣整體商業環境做出貢獻 — 包括如何面對兩岸加速經貿交流下所帶來的各項機會與挑戰。同時，我們將繼續透過商會多元化的活動，提供會員們建立人際網絡最佳機會。」

余智敦先生專攻環境研究，並取得威廉斯學院（Williams College）經濟學士學位、杜克大學（Duke University）商學院碩士學位。

余智敦先生於1983年加入康寧，陸續擔任多項領導職務，包括就任德國康寧公司總經理，負責掌管觸媒轉化器等產品在歐洲、俄國、南美、非洲及中東等地的市場。隨後並昇任康寧光纖事業部資深副總裁兼總經理，以及康寧共享服務暨財務策略資深副總經理。 余智敦先生自2007年一月起接掌台灣康寧顯示玻璃股份有限公司總經理一職。康寧是TFT-LCD產業界玻璃基板製造的領導者，不僅在中部及南部科學園區皆設有廠區，也是在台投資規模最大的外商企業之一。

台灣康寧顯示玻璃股份有限公司榮獲多項殊榮，表彰對台灣的承諾及貢獻，包括經濟部頒發的「外商合作貢獻獎」、「最佳投資夥伴獎」，以及行政院國家永續發展委員會頒發的「國家永續發展獎」。同時，台灣康寧亦積極投入企業社會責仼，幫助台灣許多地區的學童及低收入家庭。