4/20/2010
Petchel Succeeds Dorflinger as Nylok President; Urbani & Zima Head Divisions

Max Dorflinger is retiring as Nylok Corporation president and Woody Petchel of the parent company succeeds him.

Nilo Urbani was named general manager for the International Division and Jim Zima succeeds Urbani as general manager for North America.

Dorflinger was the 1996-97 chair of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and 1988-89 associate chair of the National Fastener Distributors Association.
The IFI honored Dorflinger with it Soaring Eagle Ward Leadership Award in 2008.

Nylok manufactures fastener processes and coatings for self locking, self sealing and thread protection. Nylok has plants in Michigan Illinois, California and New Jersey and has 20 licensees in Europe, Asia and South America.

Petchel comes from Berkshire Hathaway Company – owner of the Marmon Group, which acquired Nylok in 2000. Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway acquired Marmon in 2008.

Petchel is Marmon’s sector president who is assuming Nylok’s presidency. Zima also joins Nylok from Marmon. Prior to Marmon, Zima was with ITW.

Nylok was founded in 1942 and has registered more than 150 patents.

Nylok has facilities in Asia, Europe and the Americas’ plants in Michigan, Illinois, California and New Jersey; and is headquartered at 15260 Hallmark Court, Macomb, MI 48042-4007. Tel: 586 786-0100 Fax 586 786-0598 E-mail: sales@nylok.com ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com

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