Personnel

04/27/12

Flexco

Jacob Glick recently joined Flexco as Light Duty Product Manager, responsible for the Clipper® Wire Hooks, Alligator® Staple, Alligator Lacing, Alligator Rivet, and Alligator Plastic Rivet product lines.

Flexco

Flexco recently appointed Kerry Meacham to the position of Director of North American Sales. In this position, Meacham will oversee all Flexco sales and service activities in the U.S. and Canada.

04/18/12

Advanced Flexible Composits Inc.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) names Rich Blenner Ohio/Great Lakes Territory Sales Representative. Blenner will have sales responsibility for Ohio, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He will report directly to Charles Crowley, VP of Sales. He will work out of a sales office in Solon, Ohio.

Advanced Flexible Composits Inc.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) announced that Ismael Salomon will be the new Global Product Manager for Tapes and Fabrics. Ismael will continue to report directly to Michael Baker, Director of Marketing. Isamel will work out AFC’s world headquarters in Lake In The Hills, IL.

Advanced Flexible Composits Inc.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) announced that Veronica Gutzmer will be the new Marketing Communication Specialist. This new role is in addition to Veronica’s current responsibilities as the QSR Product Specialist. Veronica will continue to report directly to Michael Baker, Director of Marketing. Veronica will work out AFC’s world headquarters in Lake In The Hills, IL.

04/12/12

BMG Conveyor Services

03/14/12

BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.)

BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.), headquartered in Cleveland, OH, announces the appointment of Gary Simmerly as Industrial Automation Manager. He is based in BDI’s Cleveland-based Central Support office.

03/07/12

BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.)

BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.), headquartered in Cleveland, OH, announces that Steve Grzymkowski has joined the company as E-Business Manager, based in BDI’s Cleveland-based Central Support office.

03/01/12

ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Solutions"

ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Solutions” is proud to announce that Andrew R. Weidenhamer has joined ASGCO as their new Territory Salesman for Eastern/Central New York and Connecticut. Based in Peekskill, New York, Andrew will providing customers with products, services and solutions for a more efficient conveyor system.

PRC Industrial Supply / R/W Connection

Donald Fritzinger has been appointed president of Singer Equities, Inc., effective January 1, 2012. Fritzinger is a graduate of Shippensburg University, has been a Director of Affiliated Distributors’ Industrial Division, and is a Director and incoming president of NAHAD. Singer Equities is a group of value-added distributors in the industrial rubber products industry operating through six platform companies- Allied Rubber & Supply, Hampton Rubber Company, National Hose & Accessory, PRC Industrial Supply, Spartan Industrial Products, and RW Connection. Singer serves its customer base through 20 locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Gulf Coast regions and offers a full range of metal, industrial and hydraulic hose and fittings, gasket materials, conveyor belting and installation services, and many other specialty fabricated products. For more information, please visit www.singerequities.com.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) announced that Veronica Gutzmer will be the new Marketing Communication Specialist. This new role is in addition to Veronica’s current responsibilities as the QSR Product Specialist. Veronica will continue to report directly to Michael Baker, Director of Marketing. Veronica will work out AFC’s world headquarters in Lake In The Hills, IL. Contact Veronica at vgutzmer@afconline.com.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) names Rich Blenner Ohio/Great Lakes Territory Sales Representative. Blenner will have sales responsibility for Ohio, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He will report directly to Charles Crowley, VP of Sales. He will work out of a sales office in Solon, Ohio. contact Rich at 1-800-334-9372 or at rblenner@afconline.com.

R/W Connection

Effective January 1, 2012, Scott Priestner, currently Vice President/General Manager of R/W Con¬nection, will be promoted to Northeast Regional Manager of Singer Equities. Scott will have direct responsibility for the operations of Allied Rubber and Supply, PRC Industrial Supply as well as R/W Connection and its Advanced Fluid Connector and Virginia Carolina Belting Divisions. Scott has been with R/W Connection for the past 11 years acting as Sales Manager before moving to his VP/GM role in 2008. Also effective January 1, 2012, Jim John, currently Vice Presi¬dent/Operations of R/W Connection, will be promoted to Vice President/General Manager of R/W Connection. Jim has been in operational as well as sales capacities since joining the company in 1986 and has served as Vice President/Op¬erations since 2008. Jim will have direct responsibility for all nine R/W locations.

Troy Belting & Supply Co

Troy Belting and Supply Company is proud to announce that Jason Wade Smith, 33, has been appointed to the position of president, effective immediately. Smith who was Vice President succeeds his mother Karen E. Smith, who will remain as company chair¬woman and treasurer.

Conveyor Accessories, Inc.

Conveyor Accessories, Inc. (CAI), a lead¬ing manufacturer of conveyor belt fasten¬ers, tools, and accessories, is pleased to introduce Sales Manager Chris McCarty. In his new role, Chris will provide sales and product support to Distributors across North America. Chris has been in the industry since 1988. Prior to joining CAI, he held positions with Gates Rubber Co., Branham Corporation and Bullitt County Belting. Chris McCarty will add significant strength to the management team of CAI and will serve our customers well. Contact Tom Richardson for details at 630-655-4205.

02/08/12

Forbo Siegling LLC

Best wishes to Dave Harvie, Central Region Sales Manager with Forbo Siegling as he retires after 42 years of service.

Forbo Siegling LLC

Long-time Forbo Siegling employee, Ron Supino from Forbo's Englewood, NJ branch is celebrating 50 years of service in 2012. Please join us in congratulating Ron on this very impressive milestone in his career with Forbo.

12/01/11

Flexco

Flexco welcomes Chris Poe to the position of Product Manager for the CoreTech roller division.

Power and Rubber Supply

Power and Rubber Supply in Tuscaloosa, AL, has announced the addition of Rod Haley as an outside salesman for Mobile, AL.

Richwood

Nick Muth has recently joined Richwood as a Territory Manager. Mr. Muth will be assisting customers in Utah and Colorado.

Colmar Belting Company

Colmar Belting Company Inc, is pleased to announce the addition of Brett Napierata as Territory Manager for New England and New York Market area.

Conveying Solutions, Inc.

Conveying Solutions, LLC is pleased to announce that Jonathan Payne has joined their team as Safety Coordinator. Jonathan joins Conveying Solutions after an eleven-year stint in Cheyenne, Wyoming working in safety and management for industrial distribution.

Flexco

Bob Lord recently joined the Flexco team as Product Manager for the global transfer chute division

Beltservice Corporation

As of August 1, 2011, Beltservice Corporation created a new sales region for Field Salesman Mark Chitwood that includes the states of Kansas, Missouri and southern Illinois. Mark has 20 years of experience in the conveyor belting business and, prior to joining Beltservice, worked as a distributor’s branch manager in three different Midwestern offices.

Beltservice Corporation

On September 12, 2011, Beltservice Corporation welcomed new sales engineer John Mills to its Beltwall Corrugated Sidewall Belting Division. John is a graduate mechanical engineer and comes to Beltservice with 14 years experience in the bulk materials handling industry.
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12/01/10

Albarrie Canada Ltd. would like to announce Ken Brownlee as Chief Operating Officer. Please contact Peter Kuziw at 705-737-0551 with any questions.

ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Solutions” announced that Alex Perdomo has joined the company as South America Sales Manager. With over 20 years of experience, Alex brings with him an important Marketing and International Business background. Prior to joining ASGCO, Alex had a successful career developing the sales and marketing strategies for Latin America for both industrial distributors and manufacturers.

ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Solutions” is pleased to announce Jeff Jurasits has been promoted to Conveyor Components and Training Manager. Jeff has worked at ASGCO for over 24 years. He will be responsible for implementing and facilitating professional product training programs for customers and staff through ASGCO’s Conveyor Product and Installation Training Program, both in the classroom and hands-on.

Also joining the ASGCO team is Mike Dillon, as the new Appalachian Territory Manager. Mike hails from Beckley, West Virginia, and will be responsible for technical services to support our distributors and customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.

Christina Hulstrand recently joined Flexco in the position of Light Duty Marketing Support & Analyst.  In her role, Christina generates and analyzes reporting tools to help Flexco better serve its customers.  In addition to this analysis, Christina provides our light duty marketing team with support and assistance with customer follow-up activities.

Flexco recently welcomed Kevin Fales to the role of Belt Conveyor Product Marketing Specialist. Kevin supports the various product development initiatives in the BCP category and is especially focused on product launches, updating product literature, and handling special requests from the field.

Goodyear Rubber Products, Inc. is pleased to announce the advancement of Eric Von Kaenel to Vice President/General Manager and Charles (Charlie) Dvoracsek to Corporate Secretary/Branch Operations Manager.
Eric has been with Goodyear in multiple functions for 13 years, after a similar period of time with another industrial rubber distributor. His responsibilities include overseeing the company's growth and redistribution efforts, managing general operations and leading strategic corporate projects.
Charlie's entire 38-year experience in the industry has been with Goodyear Rubber Products, Inc. He oversees the remote branch operations and heads up Quality Control, while handling rebate pricing on key accounts and assisting with purchasing.
For more information about Goodyear Rubber Products, Inc., its redistribution program and its products, call 800-FOR-HOSE, visit www.goodyearrubberproducts.com or email sales@goodyearrubberproducts.com.

Industrial Mining Supply Co., Inc. has announced the appointment of Dave Corson as president. Smokey R. Corson will remain as CEO.

Maxi-Lift, Inc. has promoted three of its existing employees, and has added two new members to its sales team. 
Paul Phillips was promoted to Executive Vice-President of Sales, Marketing, and Operations. Bo Fisher was promoted to Director of Sales. Byron Smith was promoted to Director of International Sales. Gail Snyder was hired to manage outside sales for the Midwest Territory which includes IA, MN, MO, IL, WI & IN.  He will also assist customers with technical issues relating to bucket elevators. John Windwehen has been hired as a Senior Consultant to the grain and feed industry for Maxi Lift Inc and for Southwest Agri-Plastics.

Roy Campen, VP of Sales for Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Company officially hung his “belt hat” up to retire to the world of leisure and consulting. Roy was recently an instructor for the Education/Technical Committee for the Lightweight Belt training program in Tampa. Roy’s vast knowledge of the belting industry, from being an active committee member in NIBA to a Past President of NIBA show’s his endless commitment to the Belting Industry. Let’s all wish him well with his many years of retirement. Should you need an excellent resource to discuss belting opportunities, keep Roy in mind. For more information, contact Doug Turk at 763-559-2551.

Dick Farrell has joined the SIT Indeva team covering Western Region sales of states including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, & Nevada.  Dick has a long and distinguished history in the belting industry going back to 1976 with BF Goodrich Industrial Products.  Dick has represented the Chemprene line for over 20 years with a strong focus on distribution sales through services such as training and joint sales efforts.

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