Ken Tinnell Appointed VP and General Manager of Shuttleworth
Tinnell brings 20 years of technical and managerial experience – much of it in material handling automation – to Shuttleworth, a leader in material handling solutions.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Shuttleworth, powered by Pro Mach, announced today that Ken Tinnell is the company’s new Vice President and General Manager.
Ken has served in senior technical and managerial positions at Procter Gamble, Rockwell Automation, Avery Dennison, and Terso Solutions. Most recently he was General Manager of Bastian Robotics, a Division of Bastian Solutions, an independent material handling system integrator providing automated solutions for distribution, manufacturing, and order fulfillment centers around the world.
Ken is a degreed electrical engineer. He earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree, both magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati. He holds eight patents in material handling products.
“Ken is a natural leader who people respect and look to for a clear vision of where the organization is going and what it will take to get them there,” said Bret Ranc, Senior Vice President of Pro Mach and head of the Pro Mach Material Handling group, which includes Shuttleworth, Benchmark Automation, and KLEENLine. “Add to that Ken’s proven expertise in material handling technology and one can see that he is a natural for the Shuttleworth Vice President and General Manager position.”
“Having the opportunity to lead Shuttleworth, a technology leader in material handling, at a time when there are so many opportunities for growth and material handling innovation, is a career high for me,” Tinnell said. “I’m looking forward to meeting our customers and working to ensure their utmost success.”
For more information on Shuttleworth conveyor technologies, devices and special options, and roller services, call 1-800-444-7412 and visit www.Shuttleworth.com. Customers are invited to stop by the Shuttleworth Booth at Pack Expo 2015 in Las Vegas Booth C-3623 to meet Ken.
The Pro Mach Material Handling Group provides solutions for manipulating processed and packaged goods along the line. The businesses in the group include Benchmark Automation, with expertise in food and bakery applications; KLEENLine, providing sanitary production solutions: conveyors, equipment, controls, robotics, and vision systems; and Shuttleworth, which brings customers integrated product handling solutions.
About Shuttleworth
Since 1962, Shuttleworth has served as a leading designer, consultant, and manufacturer of solutions to solve material handling challenges. Whether a customer needs a conveyor system that will accumulate, flip, stack, rotate, push, divert, or index products between manufacturing or packaging processes, Shuttleworth can design and build it. Year after year, the company continues to revolutionize the packaging industry with Slip-Torque® technology and conveyor system and equipment innovations that are as unique as each customer’s product line. Shuttleworth is headquartered in Huntington, Ind., operates a manufacturing facility near Gent, Belgium, and maintains a sales and engineering office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. www.Shuttleworth.com
About Pro Mach
Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse companies. Through its brands, Pro Mach provides product packaging and processing equipment, PMMI certified training, installation, parts, and service in Bottling Capping, Primary Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Material Handling, Labeling & Coding, and End of Line.
Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced equipment and integrated solutions. Pro Mach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. For more information about Pro Mach, visit www.ProMachInc.com.
