Buckman names 2015 recipient of Edward Weiss Memorial Award
19/10/2015
Mr Pivello, who has been with Buckman for 18 years, works in the Southern Cone region of South America as a regional manager. He initially worked in Buckman’s performance chemicals segment, but joined the leather division in 2006. The company has described Mr Pivello as an expert in microbiology who works mostly with Buckman Beamhouse and Tanyard System. He is responsible for a large portion of Buckman’s leather revenue growth over the past year, the company said on announcing the award, along with being involved with several key projects and teams to move future business forward.
José Carlos Pivello is the fourteenth recipient of the Edward Weiss Memorial Award. The award is named after Ed Weiss, a graduate of the Tanner’s Council Leather School, located at the University of Cincinnati. He was hired at Buckman in 1952 as a young graduate by founder, Stanley J. Buckman to begin selling microbicides into the leather industry. For many years, he was the senior technical specialist in leather for Buckman, and much of the success Buckman has enjoyed in this industry can be traced to his work, the company has said. He is often referred to as the “father of leather” at Buckman, hence the significance of naming this annual honour after him.
Image shows, from left to right: Paulo Bertrao (GM, Southern Cone), Kathy Buckman Gibson (President and COO, Buckman International), Steve Buckman (President and CEO, Buckman), José Carlos Pivello (Leather Regional Manager, Southern Cone), Carmen Rodrigues (Former GM, Southern Cone [Retired]) and Luís Stertz (Leather Manager, Southern Cone).
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