Vice President, International Operations, NEOTEC
Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP)
jsenese@neotec.org
Direct line:  440.334.7816
Toll-free:    800.793.0912

John Senese joined ITAC in March 2007 where he served as director of operations.  In 2011 he was named vice president of international operations for NEOTEC.  Mr. Senese has 28 years of experience working for major multinational companies in the chemical, automotive and plastics industries, with 22 years directly focused in international business management.

He began his career in Alaska and moved to Cleveland in the late 1980s to join the international department at B.F. Goodrich.  He spent the next 14 years progressing through increasingly responsible positions, including two expatriate assignments in Europe and a corporate role as managing director for their South America business.  Mr. Senese subsequently joined Myers Industries as general manager of their international division, where he managed an organization consisting of 7 international and 2 domestic locations and sales in more than 100 countries around the world.

From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Senese served two consecutive two-year terms on the board of the Northern Ohio District Export Council (NODEC), an advisory group to the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center.