North Kingstown, Rhode Island—Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that Lisa A. Ahart has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, U.S. Corporate Human Resources at Toray Industries (America), Inc. In this new role, Ahart will manage the consolidation of employee benefits and HR best practices for Toray U.S. Group’s ten companies and will retain her responsibilities for high-level HR and environmental health and safety compliance management at Toray Plastics (America). Ahart most recently served the Toray organization as the Vice President of U.S. Corporate Human Resources and Environment Health and Safety for Toray Plastics (America), Inc. She joined Toray in 2003.

Ahart holds an MS in Labor Relations and Human Resources from the University of Rhode Island and several professional certifications, including SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Global Professional in Human Resources® (GPHR®), and Empowering People Leader (EPL). She is also a certified DiSC® instructor. Ahart has received two General Manager Awards from Toray Industries, Inc.’s International HR Department.

“We are very pleased with this expansion of Lisa’s responsibilities within the Toray U.S. Group companies,” said Mike Brandmeier, Deputy Chief Representative for Toray Industries (America). “Lisa brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise within the HR discipline and will be a strong contributor to the future growth of our organization and our people as we expand our business in the United States.”