North Kingstown, Rhode Island—Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that John Eustis has been promoted to Senior Vice President of U.S. Group Procurement at Toray Industries (America), Inc. and now supports the procurement activities of the Toray U.S. Group’s ten companies. Eustis was instrumental in establishing Toray’s Procurement Center of Excellence programs in 2020. He reports to Michael Brandmeier, Deputy Chief Representative for Toray Industries (America) and has dotted-line reporting to Mr. Osamu Tsuneki, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Purchasing & Logistics at Toray Industries, Inc. The promotion was effective July 1.

Eustis most recently served Toray as Vice President of Procurement at Toray Plastics (America), which he joined in 2008 as its Director, Procurement & Logistics. He eventually held various leadership positions in procurement, logistics, and engineering. Eustis holds a BS in Materials Engineering from Brown University and an MS in Materials Science & Engineering and an MS in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“We are very pleased to have John join Toray Industries (America) and lead procurement activities among the Toray U.S. Group companies,” says Brandmeier. “John brings to the position a wealth of experience and expertise, and we are confident he will be a key leader in our ongoing effort to consolidate and leverage common types of purchases across the group.”