US: Jon K Tabor, the Chairman Emeritus of Allied Mineral Products, is to retire at the end of March 2020. He celebrates 50 years with Allied on 16 February 2020. He will remain on Allied’s board of directors following his retirement.
Tabor started a 65-year career in the refractories industry in 1955 when he started working for Norton Company (Saint-Gobain), in Worcester, Massachusetts. He joined Allied as Sales Manager in 1970, when Allied was a small company. Tabor helped transform Allied from a two-man partnership into a multi-national corporation with almost 1000 employees in 25 countries, and manufacturing facilities in eight countries and four US states. His Allied career has included the roles of Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, President, chief executive officer (CEO), Chairman, and most recently, Chairman Emeritus. Notably, he led the transformation of Allied to an employee owned (ESOP) company in 1986.
Tabor attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, served in the US Army and Army Reserves; graduated from Alfred University in 1955 and earned an MBA from Northeastern University in 1962.
