Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 22, 1993 TAG: 9307220444
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: MICHAEL STOWE STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NARROWS LENGTH: Medium
He will be based in Charlotte, N.C.
Winston E. Faust, operations vice president for Celanese's Printing Products Division in Branchburg, N.J., will replace Lisman as plant manager. The changes are effective Aug. 2.
In his new position, Lisman will direct Celanese's legal requirements and corporate environmental, safety and health practices in the southeast.
"I'm certainly excited about the new challenge, but I will miss the people, mountains and climate of this area," he said.
Lisman said he was pleased with progress at the Giles County Celco plant in the last four years and gave most of the credit to its 2,000 workers.
"The employees here are by far the most dedicated I have ever worked with," said the veteran of five Celanese plants.
Lisman said he was especially proud that the Celco plant has reduced its air emissions 33 percent since 1989 and is on target to reach its goal of reducing emissions 80 percent by 1996.
Next year, the plant is scheduled to complete two high-tech environmental construction projects. They are a $37.5 million system to eliminate benzene from its cellulose acetate fibers and flake manufacturing processes and the installation of a $33 million upgrade of its waste water treatment facility.
Lisman, who joined Celanese in 1971, has served on the board of directors at Giles Memorial Hospital and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce in the last four years.
Faust isn't a stranger to the New River Valley.
A former member of the Pearisburg Town Council, he held a variety of management jobs at the Giles County plant from 1973-1988.
"We spent a long time there and really enjoyed Pearisburg," he said. "We made a lot of friends and it will be nice to come back."
Faust, who joined Celanese in 1968, said he and his wife will be back in the area this weekend looking for a new house.
The new plant manager said he doesn't expect any immediate changes at the Giles County plant.
"It's going in the right direction now . . . we just want to continue making a quality product."
by CNB