David VanderMolen Joins Barry-Wehmiller as Leader of Organizational Leadership Development
ST. LOUIS - Nov. 19, 2007 - Rhonda Spencer, Director of Organizational Empowerment at
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., is proud to announce that David VanderMolen has joined the Organizational Empowerment team as Leader of Organizational Leadership Development. For the past 10 years, VanderMolen worked for a leading lean manufacturer as its Leadership and Performance Development Manager. In this role, VanderMolen was responsible for the company's overall people development strategy. He also led its
leadership training and product and process training programs, geared toward unleashing the potential of its associates at every level, from entry to executive.
VanderMolen will leverage his experience in the development of inspirational training programs with a leadership role in Barry- Wehmiller University, a new education initiative that reflects the company's commitment to its employees' personal growth-a central theme of its Guiding Principles of Leadership.
In his new role, VanderMolen will also partner with Barry-Wehmiller's Culture and People Development (CPD) team as it works to align the company's human resources practices to its unique leadership vision. He will begin by partnering with Jim Hertel, Director of Compensation and Benefits, to develop and implement a new performance review process that will encourage personal development and foster a sense of fulfillment for all Barry-Wehmiller associates.
VanderMolen currently resides in Holland, Mich., with his wife of 19 years, Susan, and their sons, Bridge and Hunter.
For additional information, please contact:
Rhonda Spencer
Director of Organizational Empowerment
314.862.8000
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of packaging, corrugating, and paper converting technology, as well as engineering consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry-Wehmiller's balanced approach to the market is made possible through 10 interactive divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company, manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years; Barry-Wehmiller International
Resources, a pioneer in the creation, development, and integration of advanced information technology and engineering solutions; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing automation and engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for
the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and flexible packaging industries since 1919; PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and Thiele Technologies, a leading supplier of placing, bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2008, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry- Wehmiller's annual revenues to more than $1 billion for the first time in the company's 122-year history, with more than $300 million in markets outside the U.S.
