PEOPLE WATCH
Promotions at AIDA-America New |
AIDA-America , a metal stamping press |
manufacturer in Dayton , OH , USA , recently |
promoted a number of its associates . |
Ben Shepherd has been promoted to |
become Manager of Mechanical Engineering . |
He has been part of the AIDA-America Team |
for nearly 11 years . During his time at AIDA- |
America , he has worked as Mechanical |
Engineer , Senior Mechanical Engineer |
Mechanical Engineering Group Leader and |
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Assistant Manager of Mechanical Engineering .
“ In his new role , Ben will manage
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Ben Shepherd . |
Wade Pearson . |
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engineering resources , as well as department deliverables , to meet the requirements of AIDA ’ s customers . He is directly involved in the development of new products while continuing to improve existing products and processes for efficiency and to meet customer needs ,” explained AIDA-America .
Wade Pearson has been promoted to Assistant Manager of Mechanical Engineering . He has worked at AIDA-America for over nine years . During that time , he has held the
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will work as both a manager of and contributor to the Engineering Department while driving quality , process , structure and efficiency improvements . He will also be involved in the development of new products for AIDA ’ s customers .
AIDA is a global specialist in the design ; manufacture ; sale ; service and support ; refurbishment and modernisation of metal stamping presses and metalforming automation equipment . n
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positions of Mechanical Engineer , Senior |
Mechanical Engineer and Group Leader of |
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Mechanical Engineering . In his new role , Wade |
Olympic Steel names new director of coated products
Olympic Steel Inc ., a leading U . S . metals service centre , has announced that Michael A . Tookey has joined it in the newly created role of ‘ Director , Coated Products ’.
In this position , Mr . Tookey ’ s responsibilities will focus the company ’ s efforts on accelerating growth related to coated carbon flat-rolled products and processes including galvanized , galvannealed , aluminised and automotive grades of steel . He will report directly to David J . Gea , President , Carbon Flat-Rolled .
“ Mike ’ s years of experience in our industry , particularly on the mill side of the business , will be a significant benefit to Olympic Steel in our ongoing growth efforts ,” said Gea . “ Carbon flat products represent approximately 50 % of our revenue mix . Mike ’ s efforts will help us continue to diversify and grow in higher-return , value-added products and services .”
Mr . Tookey joins Olympic Steel with more than 20 years of global metals industry sales and service experience . He earned his Bachelor of Science in International Business and Marketing from Pennsylvania State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business . Mike
Tookey has served on the Board of Directors for the Steel Framing Industry Association and the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania .
Founded in 1954 , Olympic Steel is focused on the direct sale of processed carbon ; coated and stainless flat-rolled sheet ; coil and plate steel ; aluminium ; tin plate and metal-intensive branded products . The Company ’ s CTI subsidiary is a distributor of steel tubing ; bar ; pipe ; valves and fittings , and fabricator of valueadded parts and components . Headquartered in Cleveland , Ohio ( USA ), Olympic Steel operates from more than 42 facilities in North America . n
appointments for ACEA
Martin Lundstedt , President & CEO of Volvo Group , has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers ’ Association ( ACEA ).
“ 2023 will be a year like no other for setting the future roadmap of the European truck industry ,” stated Mr Lundstedt . “ For truck makers it is crystal clear , our full focus is on decarbonising road transport – absolutely everything should underpin this effort .”
The European Commission is expected to revise the CO₂ regulation for heavy-duty vehicles this year . “ Policy-makers should keep in mind that decarbonising road transport requires more than just targets for vehicle manufacturers ,” cautioned Lundstedt . “ This is a B2B market , so it will move rapidly as soon as the enabling conditions – such as charging and refuelling infrastructure , and cost parity – are well established .”
Mr Lundstedt was re-elected for a second one-year term from amongst the members of ACEA ’ s Commercial Vehicle Board :
In December 2022 , the Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers ’ Association ( ACEA ) also elected Luca de Meo , CEO of Renault Group , as its President for 2023 . On 1 January 2023 , he took over the presidency from BMW ’ s CEO , Oliver Zipse .
Oliver Zipse commented : “ These past years have been marked by the COVID pandemic , supply chain disruptions , the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis – all of which have had a profound impact on our sector . Nevertheless , the European auto industry has been the reliable industrial backbone of the EU in highly volatile times . At the same time , we have been cautioning against over-regulation and calling for technologyneutrality to be the base of EU competitiveness .” n
Above : Martin Lundstedt , President & CEO of Volvo Group . Right : Luca de Meo , CEO of Renault Group .