Rogers Corporation announced the appointment of Larry Schmid as Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain. In this role, Mr. Schmid will direct the operational and supply chain organizations across Rogers' global operations, including in the U.S, China, Belgium, Germany, England, South Korea and Hungary. He will also implement Rogers' ongoing operational excellence initiatives to improve financial performance.

Mr. Schmid has more than 20 years of senior executive leadership in global manufacturing operations and supply chain management. He joins Rogers from Pilko & Associates, LP, a leading operations consultancy advising senior leaders in chemical, energy and related industries, where he most recently served as President. Previously, he held various international operations roles at Dow, including serving as a member of the Senior Operations Leadership Team and managing five Dow businesses that generated a total of $10 billion in revenue.

Prior to Dow, Mr. Schmid held senior operational positions at Rohm and Haas. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida.