Climax Portable Machine Tools Recruit New Hires to Support Growing Global Services
NEWBERG, Ore., October 30, 2007 - Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. a global
leader in comprehensive, on-site machining solutions for the power generation,
shipbuilding, industrial and engineering sectors, announced that Scott Simmons has
joined the company as the Vice President of Manufacturing and Brian Harris as Vice
President of Sales. Simmons is an expert in lean manufacturing and will assist Climax in streamlining the workflows and shipment of their machine tools. Harris will assist with worldwide sales management, new product development and promoting Climax services
to international customers and prospects.
"Simmons' extensive expertise in lean manufacturing will allow us to streamline our own
manufacturing and delivering processes so that we can provide customers with
innovative new machine tool solutions that will help them achieve revolutionary
efficiencies and remain competitive," said Geoff Gilmore, CEO of Climax. "Brian Harris's experience in serving diverse markets will support Climax's strategic plan to significantly grow our business internationally."
Simmons' previous experience in manufacturing, quality and engineering management
with Columbia Machine and The Boeing Company have allowed Simmons to hone his
extensive skills in the area of lean practices, Demand Based Manufacturing and Root
Cause Analysis. He is currently the Director of the West Regional Board of the
Association of Manufacturing Excellence. Simmons also served as a business
consultant for the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a non-profit
organization helping Oregon manufacturers improve business performance through
workforce training, cultural awareness and change management. Simmons received his
Business Administration Degree from Warner Pacific College, and a Master of Business
Administration from George Fox University.
Harris brings to his position more than 15 years of executive sales leadership and
management experience in international manufacturing firms including Stanley-Vidmar,
Domino Amjet, Invensys Building Systems, and Yuasa. He is passionately committed to
stimulating company growth and success and to bringing the necessary drive, direction,
discipline and focus to achieve this. Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University at Sacramento, and has received continuing business training from University of New Hampshire, Whitmore School of Business.
Climax recently announced plans to expand its facilities in Newberg, Oregon to fulfill
customer need for cost-effective machine solutions. At its worldwide headquarters in
Newberg last month, the company broke ground on an expanded facility that will house
assembly and rental equipment operations as well as double its training capacity. In
addition, Climax announced the official opening of its new European headquarters
facility in Germany where building and construction began last year.
About Climax Portable Machine Tools
Based in Oregon, Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. is a strategic world-class provider of comprehensive, on-site machining solutions. The company offers specialized
engineering consulting services, customized training programs and a full line of portable machine tools enabling customers to efficiently perform on-site machining for
applications in the power generation, shipbuilding, and service and engineering sectors.
Climax Portable Machine Tools pioneered the portable machine tools concept. As the
world's largest supplier of portable machine tools, it offers standard and custom-built
solutions and serves the domestic and international markets through its own
international offices and licensed representatives in 36 countries. More information about the company is available at www.cpmt.com.
Organization Contact:
Andy Becker, VP Director of Marketing
Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc.
(503) 538-2185
abecker@cpmt.com
Media Contact:
Marion Margiotta
YRG (Young & Roehr Group)
(503) 222-0626 Ext. 711
mmargiotta@yrgcommunications.com
