Rittal Corporation, a U.S. manufacturer of industrial and IT modular enclosure, cooling and electronic packaging systems and accessories, announces additions to its executive management team. New appointments include Mr. Uwe Keller as vice president of sales, Mr. Jim Weist as vice president of strategic accounts, Mr. Jim Nichols as vice president of marketing & service and Mr. Steve Barr as vice president of operations.
Mr. Keller begins his career with Rittal Corporation following 16 years of service with Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, Rittal’s international headquarters in Germany. During that time, Keller held positions of increasing responsibility across the company’s business operations, culminating in his last role as director of sales for North and South America. At Rittal Corporation, Keller will manage the inside and field sales operations for all industrial and IT products.
Mr. Weist has been with Rittal Corporation since its inception in 1982. For nearly three decades he has served in multiple sales, marketing and executive management capacities. In his new position, Weist will utilize his experience to focus on growing the company’s business through the further development of relationships with key customers.
Mr. Nichols comes to Rittal Corporation with over 30 years of experience, more than half of them spent in executive-level management of marketing and sales operations. He has worked for manufacturing and distribution companies serving industrial and IT markets including Square D, Newark Electronics and, mostly recently, Steiner Electric where he was the vice president of marketing and business development. At Rittal Corporation, Nichols will oversee all marketing activities as well as the OEM product, design engineering and technical service groups.
Mr. Barr joins Rittal Corporation with extensive experience in manufacturing and operations management including the successful implementation of lean manufacturing processes in areas such as mixed-model production and multi-site manufacturing environments. His latest role prior to accepting his position at Rittal Corporation was as vice president of operations and engineering at Hunter Defense Technology. Mr. Barr will supervise the entirety of Rittal Corporation’s manufacturing operations including production control and manufacturing engineering.
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