Asia America Announces New President and CEO David B. Rowles
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Asia America, an International Parts Manufacturer and Service Provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of David B. Rowles as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Rowles brings over 30 years of relevant industry experience to his new role having previously served as the owner of Rowles and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in the global construction and industrial equipment markets. Rowles formerly served as President and CEO of Doosan Infracore International, a holding company managing several businesses acquired from Ingersoll Rand. He also served as President of both Bobcat Americas and the Utility Equipment division of Ingersoll Rand, among various other executive leadership roles within additional Ingersoll Rand businesses. Rowles brings a wealth of international experience, having worked in and with various Asian and Latin American countries.
“We were lucky to get an executive of David’s caliber, experience and talent to join Asia America. David brings extensive multinational business experience and a customer-focused approach to the leadership of the company, ” said Don Charlton, Chairman.
Rowles earned his B.S.B.A. in Finance from Shippensburg University and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
About Asia America Corporation
Asia America Corporation, founded in 1982, is a leading OEM services firm, with offices in Charlotte, NC; Kent, WA; and Beijing, China. Asia America helps its OEM customers lower cost for global manufacturing. Asia America excels at international manufacturing of high precision parts (gears, bearings, precision castings, etc.) for OEMs at significantly lower costs while maintaining high product-quality levels. The Company offers engineering, kitting, quality control testing, sub-assembly, logistics and inventory management services that enable its customers to reduce inventory levels, SKUs and material handling costs and facilitates just-in-time delivery practices. Asia America focuses its efforts on low volume parts for which purchasing departments of large industrial and material handling manufacturers and OEMs typically cannot implement cost-effective low cost country sourcing solutions. www.asiaamericacorp.com  Asia America is a portfolio company of Argosy Capital based in Wayne, PA www.argosycapital.com.
