CANTON, OH — Timken has appointed J. Ted Mihaila to the position of senior vice president and controller, and named Philip Fracassa as senior vice president – tax and treasury. Fracassa and Mihaila will both report to Glenn Eisenberg, Timken’s executive vice president – finance and administration, and will serve as officers of the company.

Mihaila has served as controller for Timken’s Industrial Group since 2000 and took on the additional responsibility of vice president – new business development in 2006. He has held several key finance roles of increasing responsibility since joining Timken in 1975 and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from The University of Akron and a master’s degree in business administration from Kent State University.

Fracassa, who will be responsible for leading the global tax reporting, planning and strategy functions as well as overseeing the company’s treasury activities, has served as vice president – tax since joining the company in 2005. Prior to coming to Timken, Fracassa was senior tax counsel and director of taxes for Visteon, where he had responsibility for the company’s global tax function. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Detroit and a juris doctor degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mihaila and Fracassa will assume their new roles beginning Dec. 1.

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