WIKA Announces Hiring of CFO, Product Marketing Manager, TRONIC Regional Sales Manager; Promotion of Supply Chain Director
Lawrenceville, GA - Metro Atlanta-based WIKA Instrument Corporation (WIKA) recently announces the additions and promotions of the following key personnel:
Steve McCullough, CPA, Chief Financial Officer. McCullough comes to WIKA from Barco, Inc., where he worked for the last 13 years in the accounting department. McCullough's most recent position was Vice President and CFO. McCullough has a master's in accounting from Ohio University and a bachelor's in English from Slippery Rock University. McCullough will be reporting to Michael Gerster, WIKA President
o Jim Zielinski, Director of Supply Chain. In his new role at WIKA, Zielinski will be responsible for supplier management, inbound logistics, inventory management, master scheduling and purchasing. Zielinski will also continue to oversee distribution management. Zielinski has served as Distribution Manager with WIKA since January 2002. Zielinksi will be reporting to Klaus Gross, Chief Operations Officer.
o Kenneth Grams, Product Marketing Manager. Grams will be responsible for the conceptualization, definition, strategy, market potential estimation, and competitive analysis. He will also be accountable for articulating product marketing needs, planning new product launches, analyzing potential product enhancements, and updating product plans for existing products. Grams comes to WIKA with over 12 years experience in product management. Nine of those years were spent at Berendsen Fluid Power. Grams has a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M in industrial distribution. Grams will be reporting to Cameron Reebals, Director of Marketing.
o Harry Booth, Regional Sales Manager, TRONIC East Region. Booth will be responsible for the sales of pressure transducers and associated instrumentation through manufacturer representatives, independent distributors, OEMs and end users within his region. Booth comes to WIKA from Flowline, where he was responsible for the start up business unit focusing on OEM tank level measurements. Prior to that, Booth worked for 10 years at Gem Sensors as a Regional Manager. Booth has a degree in science electronics from Moraine Valley College in Illinois. Booth will report to Martin Armson, Director of TRONIC.
For over 60 years, WIKA Instrument Corporation has continued to advance pressure and temperature instrumentation on a global basis. In the U.S., WIKA's operation utilizes state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and highly automated production equipment. As the industry leader for lean manufacturing, WIKA offers a made-to-stock and made-to-order process that can distribute most products within three days or less. By combining world-class LeanSigma® operations, agile manufacturing and resident engineering, WIKA can deliver the best instrumentation solutions including products for critical applications.
Editorial Contact:
Michael Helton
Marketing Specialist
WIKA Instrument Corporation
1000 Wiegand Boulevard
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Toll Free: (888) WIKA-USA
Direct: (678) 739-2549
Fax: (770) 277-2668
E-mail: mhelton@wika.com
