Southwire – Norman Adkins to Serve as ICF President
Last week, the members of the International Cablemakers Federation (ICF) elected Norman Adkins, Southwire’s Chief Operating Officer, as their new president.
He succeeds Pascal Portevin, who has served as ICF President since 2019.
ICF is the CEO networking forum of the international cable industry.
Its mission is:
- to provide a global forum for its members
- to monitor emerging trends that may have an impact on their activities
- to enhance the visibility of the industry by highlighting the relevance of its products and its technologies as well as its contribution to the sustainable progress of society
“It’s an exciting time to be stepping into the role of ICF president,” said Adkins. “ICF is working to advance our future by unifying the efforts and power of connection among worldwide cablemakers. We are all committed to innovation and the collaborations needed to address the huge opportunities and challenges of this time in history, and I look forward to the progress we will make together.”
Congratulations, Norman!
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More information on the International Cablemakers Federation (ICF): https://www.icf.at/ + The International Cablemakers Federation (ICF) represents most of the global manufacturing capacity of the Wire & Cable Industry and was founded in 1990 in Vienna as a non-profit association governed by the Austrian Vereinsgesetz.
THE MISSION OF ICF: As the Federation of the world’s leading producers of wires and cables our mission is:
- to provide a global forum for our members
- to monitor emerging trends that may have an impact on their activities
- to enhance the visibility of our industry by highlighting the relevance of its products and its technologies as well as its contribution to the sustainable progress of society.
The International Cablemakers Federation (ICF) was founded in 1990 with a permanent Secretariat in Vienna. Today ICF has more than 100 members from more than 30 countries of all regions in the world. The membership represents approx. 70% of the global manufacturing capacity of the Wire & Cable Industry.
The Federation is established as an International Non-Profit Association under Austrian Law. The Products within the scope of the Federation are insulated electric wires and cables, optical fibre cables, and enamelled wires.
More information on Norman Adkins (President of Wire and Cable and Chief Operating Officer + Responsibility for Tools, Components and Assembled Solutions (TCAS) Business, Southwire + President, International Cablemakers Federation (ICF)): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services
More information on Pascal Portevin (Retired President, International Cablemakers Federation (ICF) + Retired Deputy General Manager, Nexans): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-portevin-793a8949/