John A. “Jack” Coppola was senior vice president, science and technology for Johns Manville, headquartered in Denver, Colo. He was the chief technology officer for JM with direct responsibility for research and development and the organization’s product and process development activities. Additionally, Jack had responsibility for information technology, product stewardship and corporate HS&E.
Prior to joining Johns Manville in 1996, Jack worked for The Carborundum Company for 24 years, and was located in Niagara Falls, N.Y. His last position was vice president of technology for the advanced materials and Carborundum business unit of BP Chemicals.
Jack received his B.S. in ceramic engineering from Alfred University in 1966, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in materials science from Pennsylvania State University in 1969 and 1971, respectively.
Jack is a member of the American Ceramic Society, the Society of Sigma XI and the Industrial Research Institute. He has also been active in advisory committees for and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, the Colorado School of Mines and Denver University.
Jack and his wife, Jane, live in Morrison, Colorado.
Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality building and specialty products. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has sales in excess of $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. Johns Manville employs approximately 8,500 people and operates 43 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. Additional information can be found at www.jm.com.
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