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34 S T U F F • 2 0 2 1 • StuffMadeinMA.com S P O N S O R E D P R O F I L E S www.saint-gobain-northamerica.com www.saint-gobain-abrasives.com/en-us https://www.facebook.com/nortonabrasivesna Address: One New Bond Street Worcester, MA, 01615 P: 508-795-5000 Full-time employees: 1,000 Year founded: 1885 Additional company locations: Worldwide, with business locations in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America, Saint-Gobain Abrasives locations in the United States include: Carol Stream, IL; Plainfield, IN; Watervliet, NY; Montgomeryville, PA; Travelers Rest, NC; Brownsville, TX; and Stephenville, TX, Worcester, MA and with plants also in Plattsville, ON, and Reynosa, MX, Tijuana, MX. Top Local Executive: Patrick Dwyer, Vice President & General Manager, Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America Saint-Gobain Abrasives Saint-Gobain is one of the world's largest building materials companies and manufacturer of innovative material solutions. For more than three-and-a-half centuries, Saint-Gobain has been creating great living places and improving daily life by combining comfort and sustainability. AT A GLANCE P R O D U C T S : Saint-Gobain Abrasives, the world's leading manufacturer of abrasives, provides a complete portfolio of products that offer powerful, precise, and user-friendly solutions for every step of the abrasive process. This enables our customers to shape and surface finish all types of materials, even in the most complex and challenging applications, from Do-It-Yourself home improvement to highly technical precision engineering. As the technology leader, Saint-Gobain Abrasives sits at the forefront of the industry providing highly engineered, high-performance, value-adding abrasives, thanks to its continual investment in R&D and close collaboration with customers. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions, which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. M A R K E T / C U S T O M E R S : Saint-Gobain Abrasives manufactures and distributes the widest range of abrasives and related products to many different markets, including steel manufacturing, metalworking, automotive manufacturing, automotive aftermarket collision repair, aerospace, woodworking, bearing, medical, sporting goods, and Do-It- Yourself retailers and the foundry market. C A R E E R / J O B O P P O RT U N I T I E S : We are always on the lookout for top talent. Typical positions we hire into are hourly paid production and technical positions within our factories, and for professional and management positions in all functional areas such as a wide breadth of Engineering disciplines, Sales, Marketing, Information Technology, and Finance roles. Human Resource contact person and phone/email: Lynne Lirette, 508-795-2205, Lynne.E.Lirette@saint-gobain.com C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S : We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental coverage, Disability, Life Insurances, Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Retirement Accumulation Plan (Pension Plan) and Matching 401K, Referral Bonuses, Matching Philanthropic Gifts Program and Employee Volunteer Program. Within some businesses on our campus, we have a College Work Program and Tuition Reimbursement Programs that offer high school graduates the opportunity to work and earn a degree in parallel, alleviating the burden of student loans. C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T: The Saint-Gobain Greendale Campus in Worcester donates approximately $500,000 annually to local educational, charitable, health and welfare, cultural and other community organizations. Patrick Dwyer, Vice President & General Manager, Saint- Gobain Abrasives North America Position: Manager Marketing and Digital Systems Age: 37 School: Wheaton College, MA Years at Company: 7 years Jen Smith Jen has quickly grown in our organization moving from an individual contributor role to managing our digital marketing, marketing systems and teams. Jen's strong vision and ability to execute has driven the business in a positive direction, with projects including increased end-user connection through video and in our social channels, managing brand identity across platforms, and simplifying our business processes to manage digital content. "At Saint-Gobain you'll find seemingly limitless chances to test your skills and build new ones. When you see an opportunity, you will be encouraged to seize it: to fix a problem, build a new solution, or expand the potential for the business. The best part is, as you expand your skills and push new projects forward, you'll be surrounded by cheerleaders. Folks genuinely want to see you succeed and willingly give their time and energy in support." Position: Manufacturing Engineer II Age: 29 School: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - BS, Mechanical Engineering Years at Company: 3 years Andrew is currently an engineer in the Superabrasives Electronics business with a focus on the nickel plating of Abrasives wire. Andrew spent his first couple of years with the business supporting the Industrial side with the Resin product line before moving to his current position. Andrew Turgeon "I'm always learning and doing something new, each day brings new challenges and opportunities, I enjoy working with the people in our business to obtain the same goal of meeting our customer demands. Working with machinery is something I've always been interested in."

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