ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom is a service of ThomasNet.com http://news.thomasnet.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:33:33 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.1 http://news.thomasnet.com/images/RSS_logo.gif http://news.thomasnet.com 144 31 ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom is a service of ThomasNet.com http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546377 Orlando, Florida-July 2, 2008 - U.S. Door & Building Components has announced addition of three new employees. Dan Branthoover has joined U.S. Door as the Midwest Regional Sales Manager. He will be responsible for sales and support in the upper Midwest including North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. In addition, Dan will be providing management support and training to several western territories in the U.S. Mr. Branthoover has ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818427 Alexander Harris Joins Wagner's Sales Team Milwaukee, WI - The Wagner Companies announces that Alexander Harris has joined their company as an Estimator/Customer Service Representative for Systems. In this position, Harris will be responsible for estimating Wagnerail(TM) projects and serving the needs of Lumenrail® LED Lighted Railing Systems customers. In addition, Harris will be involved with the development of new manufacturing processes to support our railing systems business. Harris ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546336 MetoKote Corporation, Inc., the industry leader in metal finishing processes, including electrocoat (e-coat), powder coat and liquid paint, is pleased to announce the appointment of Felix Barrera to Sales Account Manager to their Saltillo/Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico plant. Mr. Barrera's responsibilities for MetoKote de Mexico will be to act as the primary liaison with current and future customers for this facility. MetoKote currently operates eight facilities in Mexico with the ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818476 Naperville, IL USA July 2008 Castrol Industrial North America Inc. ("Castrol Industrial") announces that Todd Mitchell will assume leadership of its industrial fluids and lubricants business for the Americas region effective July 1, 2008. Mitchell has been a member of the Castrol extended leadership team for the past two years, after holding a variety of roles since joining Castrol's industrial business in 2001 including Performance Manager, Knowledge Manager, Strategy Manager and more ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546296 Appoints New Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations Melbourne, Australia Xtralis, a leading provider of fire detection and security solutions, today announced the appointment of security industry veteran, Mariann McDonagh, as Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations. Ms. McDonagh will be responsible for the company's global marketing strategy, communications and demand creation programmes, and brings more than 20 years experience in ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546394 LIBERTYVILLE, IL, June 30, 2008 - Chloride Group PLC ("Chloride" or "The Company"), a global leader and provider of secure quality power solutions, today announced the appointment of Joe Nitiss as President of its Chloride North American operations, effective immediately. As President, Mr. Nitiss will have responsibility for the strategic planning, oversight and growth of Chloride services and products in the U.S. $2.2 billion North American power quality market. Mr. Nitiss joins Chloride ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818336 June 30, 2008 CARLSBAD, Calif. - Linear LLC, a market leader in residential and commercial technology solutions for over four decades, has named Todd Hokunson to the role of Vice President of Sales, Electronic Systems. In his new position, Todd will be responsible for the sales revenue for Linear's home security, structured wiring, and audio-video distribution systems. Todd brings more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience on both a national and international level to the Linear ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818381 EXTON, Pa., June 30, 2008 - Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company today named Marcel de Wolf as chief executive officer, succeeding Dr. Luigi Colantuoni, who accepted a new assignment with Sartomer's parent company, TOTAL S.A., in Paris. In the new position, de Wolf will report to Bernard Pinatel, chief executive officer of Cray Valley, the resins division of TOTAL Specialty Chemicals Branch. He will be responsible for general management of Sartomer, with $575 million in ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818478 Chuck Harris Assumes ICWM Board Position NORTHEAST ARKANSAS, June 30, 2008 - Colson Caster Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, today announced that Chuck Harris has been elected to serve a two-year term as Board Vice President for the Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM). As part of his new position, Harris, Engineering Manager at Colson, will take an active role on several ICWM committees including ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546237 GIW Industries, Inc. may not have made Fortune's Top 100 Companies List but by looking at their employee's longevity records, maybe they should have. Each year, GIW holds a special banquet honoring an elite group of workers - current employees that have worked for the company for 30 years or more. This year, the group grows to 46 members strong. Even more remarkable, one of the group's members reached a special milestone this year. As of January 2, Mr. Reab Berry has worked at GIW for 45 ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546379 (Jacksonville, FL)---During times of life-changing transition, the saying "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" can be somewhat of an anthem. Not so for Steve Goulette: he knew what he had and he wanted something more. Over his 25-year career with Swedish quick coupling specialist CEJN and hydraulic hose and fitting manufacturer Aeroquip Corporation, Goulette had held positions ranging design engineer to manager of training and development to division manager. Having seen the ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818490 Ben Tannler To Direct 13-State Region With His Sights Focused On Expansion Joints, Custom Molding Services LODI CA ­ June 27, 2008 ­ Holz Rubber Company, a leading manufacturer of industrial elastomeric products, has chosen Ben Tannler as the company¹s new Southern Region Sales Manager. In his new role, Mr. Tannler will be responsible for one of Holz Rubber¹s most significant regions. Mr. Tannler will be responsible for managing several of Holz¹s key customers and distribution partners in a ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546203 ROSEVILLE, Minn.-Horton, Inc. has promoted Tom Kleich to director of sales, trucks. Kleich was most recently the sales team manager at Horton and previous to that customer service representative, product specialist, manager of product planning and OEM account manager. He also worked at Phillips and Temro Industries as an OEM sales engineer/account manager. "Tom's experience, leadership skills and knowledge of Horton products make him ideally suited for this position," said Jeff ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546134 Turbotec Products, Inc. a world leader in high performance heat exchangers, announces Tom Allen as Outside Sales Manager and Joshua White as Sales Account Engineer. Tom Allen brings over 25 years of refrigeration /HVAC expertise. He was previously Northeast Regional Manager at Heatcraft Refrigeration. Tom's current focus at Turbotec includes managing and developing the Heat Recovery products program. Joshua White is a graduate of Western New England College in Business Administration and ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818253 Pittsburg, CA - - June 25, 2008 - - The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) has invited Pamela Kan, President of Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation, to join its Board of Directors. CMTA works to improve and enhance a strong business climate for California's 30,000 manufacturing, processing and technology based companies. Since 1918, the association has worked with state government to develop balanced laws, effective regulations and sound public policies to stimulate economic ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818483 June 25, 2008 KARIYA (Japan) - DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were voted upon at today's shareholders meeting. These changes are effective today. New Directors appointed to the Board: Koichi Fukaya, Vice Chairman (from President and CEO) Nobuaki Katoh, President and CEO (from Senior Managing Director) Hiromi Tokuda, Executive Vice President (from Senior Managing Director) Hikaru Sugi, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer) Shinji Shirasaki, Senior ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546143 CEDAR FALLS, IA 6/24/08---Vince Bernard of Diedrichs & Associates, Inc. has been elected to the Board of Directors of AgRobotics in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Bernard has played a critical role in the development of AgRobotics' first product, the AutoProbe. AgRobotics is an agricultural company founded in 2006 by Jim Burton of Newport, Arkansas. The AutoProbe is the first high speed, on-the-go soil sampler for precision soil sampling. Samples are collected at a precise depth and interval ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818223 6/24/2008 Belda Member of Steering Board That Developed CEO Statement NEW YORK--Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda joined 99 global business leaders last week in calling for the Group of 8 (G8) leaders to take the lead on climate change and to commit to halving emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. The set of policy recommendations were given to Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, in advance of the G8 summit scheduled for July 7-9 in Hokkaido, Japan. ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818230 WINDSOR, CT - Michael D. Walther has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Spencer Turbine Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance Holdings Inc., the Spencer Board of Directors has announced. Mr. Walther succeeds Richard Hart, who is retiring. Mr. Walther's position became effective June 16, 2008. He assumes overall responsibility for leading the strategic direction of Spencer. He joins Spencer from New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Precix®, where he was ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818231 WINDSOR, CT - Richard F. Hart will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Spencer Turbine Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance Holdings Inc., effective August 1, 2008, the company Board of Directors has announced. Mr. Hart has served as the company's President and CEO since January 2004. His full career with Spencer goes back to 1999, when he joined the company as Director of the company's Power Mizer® cast centrifugal blower sales. Under his leadership, ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546150 (New York, NY)-June 19, 2008-Ivy Molofsky, Vice President of Human Resources for Thomas Publishing Company LLC, was named Human Resources Executive of the Year at the American Business Media's second annual Achievement Awards held June 17th in New York City. The award acknowledges the exceptional achievements and creativity of a human resources executive or department. An expert panel of judges included the ABM Executive Committee and human resources leaders. Ms. Molofsky joined Thomas ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818037 Mr. Victor B. Afanasiev, President of Continental Fan Manufacturing Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jim Paron as Vice President - Sales. Mr. Paron joined Continental Fan in 2002, bringing with him many years of progressive experience in the fan industry. He has had a helping hand in formulating sales and marketing plans that have contributed to Continental Fan's growth. His responsibilities include directing sales for the company's three operating divisions: o Industrial ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818492 ComNet(TM) adds experience, Robert Gallagher appointed as Vice President of Engineering Danbury, CT. June 15, 2008, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, doing business as ComNet(TM), a leading manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, has hired Robert Gallagher to be the company's Vice President of Engineering. Robert will be responsible for company's new product development and engineering. Robert will report directly to George Lichtblau, ComNet's ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545719 Centreville, New Brunswick, Canada - Thomas Equipment Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders, promoted Mary Jane Clark to Director of European and Australian Operations, from her previous position as Sales Administration Manager, it was announced by Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales. Petter Etholm, President and Chief Executive Officer of both Thomas and its parent company, Osiris Corp. (OSRS), said "Mary Jane Clark, with three decades of ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545721 Centreville, New Brunswick, Canada - Thomas Equipment, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders, appointed Tarcisio Sciocco as Regional Business Manager, Italy, it was announced by Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales. Sciocco, who has led marketing for major heavy equipment companies in Italy and who speaks Italian and English, will report directly to Bedard. Petter Etholm, President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Equipment and its parent ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545729 Centreville, New Brunswick - Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales at Thomas Equipment Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders, announced that Francisco Auer has joined Thomas as a Regional Business Manager responsible for developing Thomas Skid Steer Loader business in the Southeastern USA as well as in South America and Central America. Auer, who is fluent in Spanish and English, has nearly two decades of professional experience ranging from import and ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545731 Centreville, New Brunswick - Thomas Equipment Inc. appointed Donald S. Sturwold as Regional Business Manager, Mid-Central USA, responsible for sales and business development of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders, it was announced by Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales. Sturwold, who will be in charge of developing Thomas' business in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, will report directly to Bedard. Petter M. Etholm, President and Chief Executive Officer of both Thomas ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545741 Paul Howard, President of Eaton Leonard Tooling (ELT) USA has announced that Chris Fechete has joined their management team as Director of Operations for the Vista, CA facility. Chris's background includes 20 years in engineering, sales, and manufacturing experience in the automotive, tube bending and tube end forming industries. Chris has degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration. ELT has experienced consistent growth since it was formed in 2001. ELT services the ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/545732 New York - Petter M. Etholm, President and Chief Executive Officer of Osiris Corporation (OSRS), announced Rebecca Barton has joined the company as Director of Marketing. Previously, she was Assistant Vice President and Business Analyst for the Business Management team of Banc of America Securities, Healthcare Corporate and Investment Banking Group, focusing on reporting and forecasting revenues, tracking healthcare companies and coordinating marketing projects. Etholm said, "We welcome ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/818000 06/13/2008 Serapid, Inc., of Sterling Heights, Mich., specializing in the horizontal and vertical movement of loads announces a new staff member. Greg Dettloff of Grosse Pointe, Mich., was recently hired as project manager. Serapid is an industrial manufacturing company boasting over 30 years of experience in the industrial market and is an established leader of equipment movement technology. Their products are featured in a range of industries from automotive to stamping to nuclear ... info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500