5/10/2010
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A Raymond Reorganizes North American Business, Names Dolan and Kerr
Auto fastening systems supplier A Raymond re-organized its North American engineering and sales teams into automotive and industrial business units.
The reorganization follows the company’s acquisition of Brunswick, OH-based Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products in 2009.
Dan Dolan has been named president of A Raymond Tinnerman Automotive Inc. in Rochester Hills, MI, while Dan Kerr has been appointed president of A Raymond Tinnerman Industries Inc. in Brunswick. Dolan previously served as COO of Tinnerman, and Kerr was sales manager for A Raymond.
Following a six-month integration of manufacturing, sales and management functions, the company recently split into separate automotive and non-automotive divisions to better serve its customers in North America – an organizational first for the company.
“With more than 600 employees in five plants in the U.S. and Canada, A Raymond Tinnerman has globally strengthened its ability to provide plastic and metal fasteners, as well as other products to companies in North America,” stated North American CEO David Nenno.
“A Raymond has welcomed former Tinnerman employees into its fold. This has increased our non-automotive product customer base. Many of Tinnerman’s fasteners and other assemblies were developed for solar or agricultural products.”
A Raymond acquired assets of former Tinnerman in October 2009. Since that time, former Tinnerman plants in Brunswick, Ohio; Flemingsburg, Ky.; Logansport, Ind.; and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have become part of the A Raymond Network, which now has more than 3,900 employees working in 21 countries in manufacturing, engineering and sales.
Founded in 1865 to produce fasteners for the European textile industry, Grenoble, France-based A Raymond specializes in engineered clip fastening solutions, with 34 companies involving 19 manufacturing facilities and 10 engineering centers. The U.S. operations are based in Rochester Hills, MI. ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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