RubberNetwork.com appoints chief technology officer

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (June 18)—RubberNetwork.Com L.L.C. has named John Garrison its new chief technology officer. Garrison, 41, most recently helped develop FacilityPro.com, the first electronic market place for facility managers. Before that he served as vice president of development for MediaBin.com and at Andersen Consulting L.L.C. where he provided technology integration and management consulting services to large telecommunications companies. Garrison marks the second executive appointment this month at the fledgling rubbernetwork.com. The company, formed by nine tire makers, earlier this month named Philip J. Ringo CEO and a member of the its Board of Managers. Ringo had been president of ChemConnect.