Lincoln Electric Promotes Two Executives
August 09 2016 - 07:30AM
Michael J. Whitehead to Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Business DevelopmentAdel A. Mir to President, Lincoln
Electric Canada
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:LECO) (“Company”),
announced today the promotions of Michael J. Whitehead to Senior
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development and Adel A. Mir
to President, Lincoln Electric Canada. Both positions are effective
immediately.
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As Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development,
Whitehead will be responsible for global strategic planning and
mergers and acquisitions for the Company and will report to Vincent
Petrella, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Whitehead joined Lincoln Electric in 2005 as Chief
Counsel, Intellectual Property and was Director of New Product
Development in Research and Development. Most recently, he
served as President, Lincoln Electric Canada. Whitehead holds
a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from The
Ohio State University and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the
University of New Hampshire School of Law.
“Mike has a strong track record of developing new technologies
and driving business growth over his 10 year career at Lincoln
Electric,” stated Vincent K. Petrella, Lincoln Electric’s Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “His commercial
and product development expertise will guide our long-term strategy
and expand business development opportunities to drive sustainable
growth.”
Mir will assume the role as President of Lincoln Electric
Canada, a subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. and will
oversee the country’s day-to-day operations, as well as the
financial and competitive success of the business. He will
report to George Blankenship, Executive Vice President and
President, Americas Welding. Mir joined Lincoln Electric
Canada in 2007 and has held various operational roles within the
organization and was most recently Director, Operations for Lincoln
Canada. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Ryerson University and is a certified Black Belt in Six
Sigma.
George D. Blankenship stated, “Adel is a well-respected leader
and has been instrumental in driving continuous improvement within
the Canadian business, including leading Lincoln Canada’s ISO 50001
energy management certification. I am confident that his
strategic focus and broad experience in the organization will help
us advance our Canadian business and achieve our 2020
goals.”
About Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development
and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding
systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading
global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 48 manufacturing
locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries
and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering
more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln
Electric and its products and services, visit the Company's website
at www.lincolnelectric.com.
Contact
Amanda Butler
Director, Investor Relations
Tel: 216.383.2534
Email: Amanda_Butler@lincolnelectric.com
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