Barry-Wehmiller Design Group Names New Partner
ST. LOUIS - Feb. 16, 2006 - Joseph Wilhelm, Managing Partner of Barry-Wehmiller Design
Group, announces the promotion of Brian Joesten to the position of Partner, effective immediately.
Joesten joined the Design Group at its Greenville, S.C., office as a project manager in 1999, following 10 years of industry experience as a project/manufacturing engineer with several major pharmaceutical
companies. Since that time, Joesten has led the project execution and client relationship on some of the firm's most successful pharmaceutical accounts. He has consistently demonstrated exemplary leadership both internally and with clients.
In his new capacity, Joesten will report to Ray Hensel, Managing Partner of the Design Group's
National Pharmaceutical Practice, and he will operate under the direction of Chris Manley,
Partner in Charge of the firm's Greenville office.
Design Group is a leading provider of manufacturing automation and engineering consulting
services to the world's leading consumer products, pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The
firm currently employs more than 300 engineers and technical consultants in eight regional offices
throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, providing a comprehensive range of solutions for packaging
automation, process engineering, information management and facility design needs.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a world leading supplier of packaging, corrugating and paper converting technology, as well as consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry-Wehmiller's balanced and diversified approach to the market is made possible through 12 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 leading information technology services provider and e-business solutions developer; Central Bottling International (CBI), specializing in quality industrial manufacturing equipment and services for the food, beverage, and packaging industries worldwide; Design Group, a world leader in manufacturing automation and engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard and Ambec, leading suppliers of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; Hayssen Packaging Technologies, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 90 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), specializing in the design and manufacture of converting machinery for the tissue and nonwovens industries, as well as printing systems for the flexible packaging industry; Pneumatic Scale, a global provider for can seaming, capping, centrifugation, dry filling, labeling, and liquid filling; and Thiele Technologies, a leading producer of cartoning, case packing, bagging, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2006, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry-Wehmiller's annual revenues to more than $800 million for the first time in the company's 120-year history, with over $200 million of that in global markets.
