Talbot to lead The Wire Association International in 2016

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces the appointment of Andy G. Talbot as president of the association for a one-year term that commenced on January 1, 2016. Talbot will serve as chairman of the Board of Directors and as the 62nd president of the 86-year-old association, which is headquartered in Madison, Connecticut, USA.

A 36-year veteran in the ferrous wire industry, Talbot joined the Wire Association International in 2010. He is co-chairman of the Conference Programming Committee, which he joined in 2011. He continues to serve the association on the Education committee.

Commenting on his new post, Talbot said, "WAI provides a growing range of highly valuable services to the wire and cable industry. It is my goal to help grow the membership and advance the Association's role within our industry through education, the presentation of technical advances and innovation, and the professional development of our individual and corporate members."

He is the vice president of operations and general manager of Mid-South Wire Co. Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee—one of the largest independent steel wire producers in the U.S., with plants in Nashville and Scott City, Missouri.

Prior to joining Mid-South Wire in 1999, he served as plant manager of the Metrock Steel & Wire Plant (Leggett and Platt) in Montevallo, Alabama. Before that, Talbot was a plant engineer for Elco Industries /Anchor Wire Division. He worked for several years as an independent wire processing consultant, traveling to Russia, China, Peru, and various parts of Europe and the U.S. He holds a joint patent for an innovative retail package used in the point-of-purchase nail and fastener market.

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