He ran British glassmaker Pilkington Plc. from 1996 to 2002, cutting 10, 000 jobs and reorganizing the company's international operations.

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Dale Chihuly, probably the best known American glassmaker, would certainly agree.

ECONOMIST: Glass on show

These challenges have encouraged talk that Mr Scaroni who cut his chief-executive's teeth at Pilkington, a British glassmaker may fancy a move, perhaps to run Eni, Italy's big oil firm.

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Glassmaker Corning may not be getting much love from The Street, but at least one analyst thinks the company's shares are poised for handsome gains thanks to stronger margins and better customer support.

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