Corporate Information
Eric M. Smolenski
Vice President - Human Resources
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Eric M. Smolenski was named vice president of human resources of Worthington Industries in December of 2005. Smolenski oversees the human resources efforts across the entire company.
Smolenski joined Worthington in 1994 in the company's treasury department responsible for daily cash management activities. Later that year he assisted with an ERP and accounting software implementation at the Worthington Precision Metals facilities in Mentor, Ohio and Franklin, Tennessee. In 1995, Smolenski joined the human resources team as a generalist aiding in many HR functions from compensation to personnel practice. In 1998, he joined the company's cylinders division as a financial analyst focusing on international projects. In 2001, he returned to the corporate human resources department with split duties between the cylinders division and corporate.
In January of 2004, Smolenski was promoted to director of human resources. In that capacity he was responsible for a number of areas including personnel practice and labor relations. In addition, he served as the project lead of the Oracle HR/Payroll implementation.
Smolenski is a graduate of The Ohio State University, with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He received his MBA in 2004 from Otterbein College in Columbus, Ohio.
He is a member of United Way's Young Leadership Group and resides in Lewis Center, Ohio, with his wife Julie.
Worthington Industries is a diversified metals manufacturing company with sales of $2.4 billion. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the Company is North America’s premier value added steel processor; the world’s leading manufacturer of pressure cylinders including propane tanks for gas grills and camping, oxygen, helium and scuba tanks, hand torches, and industrial and LP gas applications; and the leading manufacturer of metal framing and ceiling grid systems for commercial and residential construction. The Company also produces current and past model automotive stampings, steel pallets and racks and laser welded blanks. Worthington employs approximately 9,500 people and operates 80 facilities in 12 countries.