OLEAN — Bob Forness, who has extensive experience in operations management in a variety of industries, has been named president and executive director of the Olean Business Development Corp.
“Bob brings with him a wide swath of experience in improving the efficiency and success of multiple organizations,” said Jim Stitt, OBDC’s board chairman, in announcing Forness’ appointment. “He is the consummate professional and best choice to lead OBDC as we get ready to take on a variety of new challenges.”
Forness spent 13 years with Dresser-Rand/Siemens in Olean, serving as director of quality and process innovation. Most recently he was vice president of quality for Cobham Mission Systems in Orchard Park. He also served as the process innovation engineer for Olean General Hospital, where he…
