Oneida Ltd. Executive Management | Oneida Ltd. Board of Directors
James E. Joseph is President and CEO of Oneida Ltd. effective August, 2007. Mr. Joseph joined Oneida in 1988 and has held several international management positions including Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Oneida International, based in London, England; President of Oneida Mexico, based in Mexico City; and Managing Director of Oneida Latin America. He also served as General Manager of Oneida’s U.S. Factory Outlet operations. In July 2000, Mr. Joseph was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oneida Foodservice. In March of 2005, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Oneida, Mr. Joseph worked for Coopers & Lybrand as a CPA. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from LeMoyne College and a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Mr. Joseph was a Presidential Fellow during the Reagan Administration and has served on numerous civic and not-for-profit boards. He currently serves as a Director of the Housewares Charity Foundation.
Andrew G. Church is the Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Oneida Ltd. Mr. Church joined Oneida in November 2004 and led the Company’s 2005-06 financial restructuring and operational turnaround. Today, he manages Oneida’s Consumer market and brand licensing businesses, as well as global operations and finance. He is also responsible for development of Oneida’s B2C and B2B Internet strategy. His prior experience includes building the profitability of international businesses through acquisitions, process improvements and operational turnarounds in a variety of industries, including life science, media and consumer products. He has held various financial, business development and general management positions with Saleslink Corporation, Nurun, Inc. Quebecor Inc. and Millipore Corporation. He started his career at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP where he was a CPA. Mr. Church earned a BS degree from Lehigh University and an MBA from Cornell University.
Paul E. Gebhardt is Senior Vice President of Design and Advertising for the Company’s Foodservice, Consumer, and International Divisions. He is responsible for all corporate design and creative development. Mr. Gebhardt joined Oneida Ltd. in 1982 and was named Vice President of Design in 1993. He assumed his current senior management position in 2003.
Bill Grannis was named Senior Vice President Global Procurement in October 2006. Mr. Grannis joined Oneida Ltd. in 1996 when Oneida Ltd. purchased the REGO Corporation. Mr. Grannis is a Mechanical Engineer and also has an MBA. He has 30 plus years of procurement experience as well as having managed a factory for six years. Since joining Oneida Ltd., Mr. Grannis has held many senior positions including: Senior Vice President Dinnerware Procurement, and most recently Senior Vice President Strategic Planning.
Catherine H. Suttmeier is Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Oneida Ltd. Ms. Suttmeier joined Oneida Ltd. in 1982 as Corporate Attorney, and later was promoted to Associate Counsel and Assistant Secretary before being named General Counsel in 1992. She was elected Vice President later in 1992, and assumed her present position in 1999.