MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Harkins, Clarke, Dearing, DeBar, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING ANDREW MALLINSON, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MULTICRAFT INTERNATIONAL IN PELAHATCHIE, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE 2018-2019 CHAIRMAN OF THE MISSISSIPPI MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
WHEREAS, Andrew Mallinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Multicraft International in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, has been named the 2018-2019 Chairman of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) Board of Directors. Mallinson has more than 25 years of Multicraft leadership experience and in an ownership position since 1991. Mallinson is responsible for the company's strategic vision, its people and Multicraft's global automotive electrical and HVAC tube fabrication businesses. Throughout his tenure, he has also played a key role in developing and evolving the Multicraft Business System; and
WHEREAS, Mallinson began his Multicraft career in 1987 as a Financial Executive of Magna International following the Canadian company's acquisition and later transitioned into a manufacturing role; and
WHEREAS, prior to joining Multicraft, Mallinson worked as a Management Consultant at Ernst & Young in Toronto, Canada, where he worked with a large number of manufacturing and financial businesses, including Magna International from 1985 to 1987; and
WHEREAS, Mallinson is English, Canadian and American and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and Economics from Loughborough University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and also a Canadian Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Jackson, Mississippi, and have two children; and
WHEREAS, Mallinson is a Board Member of the St. Andrew's Episcopal School and a member of the World Presidents' Association, Society of International Business Fellows, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Walker Companies; and
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we pay tribute to this most public-spirited citizen of Mississippi whose enormous civic energy is a wonderful example for all in our state:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Andrew Mallinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Multicraft International in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, as the 2018-2019 Chairman of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, and extend our best wishes to Andrew and his family on this high honor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Andrew Mallinson, forwarded to the Executive Director of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.