Tuesday, December 4, 2012
WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch begins at noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.
Meet Mike Templeton
Vice President of Operations at Renessenz, LLC
Topic: The Impact of Manufacturing
Mike Templeton serves as the Vice President of Operations at Renessenz, LLC with manufacturing
plants in Jacksonville and Colonels Island, Georgia. With over 100 years
of experience in manufacturing and innovation, Renessenz, LLC is a leading
producer of Terpene based aroma, flavor and other specialty chemicals that are
derived from natural occurring renewable and sustainable feedstocks. Mr.
Templeton has been with this business since 1998.
Prior to joining
the business, Mike served as the Plant Manager for Cytec Industries at its West
Virginia plant, and also served as the Operations Director for the global
polymer additives business unit within Cytec including operations in Rotterdam.
Previous
experiences includes serving as Plant Manager for Reichhold Chemicals polyester
resins plant in Jacksonville, Florida, and as Director of Manufacturing for
Sylvachem's tall oil fractionating and upgrading plants in Port St. Joe,
Florida and Picayune, Mississippi.
Mr. Templeton
holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University.
Recap of
the November 27th Meeting
Greeter: Roy Neal & PP Odette Struys
The Prayer & Pledge: PP John Callender
Christmas Program Update: David Bissell
Jaguar Update: Ron Patrick
Dan Appelo Memorial Update: William Harrell
Membership Drive Update: PP Gary Wilkinson
Salvation Army Bell Ringing Update: Dale Malloy
Sports Update: Jeremy Miller
Introduction
of Visitors & Guests: PP Robert Meek
Introduction of Meeting Theme & Speakers: Holly Kartsonis
Introduction of Meeting Theme & Speakers: Holly Kartsonis
Guest Speaker: Captain Roy Undersander
Captain Roy Undersander spoke to the South Jacksonville Rotary Club about operational changes at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville.
