Kimball Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KE), (the “Company”), today
announced two new internal promotions conducive to the Company
accelerating its strategic growth plans.
Effective July 1, 2020, Steve Korn has been promoted to the
newly-created position of President of Global Electronics
Manufacturing Services (EMS) Operations, and Lee Kemper has been
promoted to the newly-created position of Vice President of
Diversified Contract Manufacturing Services (DCMS).
“I’m excited about these appointments. Both are proven leaders
and are the right people to execute our EMS and DCMS growth plans,”
said Donald D. Charron, Chairman and CEO, Kimball Electronics.
“Steve has been instrumental in helping us exceed our goal of $1
billion in sales and driving operational excellence; and as General
Manager, Lee has done a great job integrating and transforming our
Kimball Electronics Indianapolis operations.”
Korn, who joined Kimball Electronics in 2004, was most recently
the Vice President of North American Operations and Global Supply
Chain. He has over 30 years of EMS experience, holding executive
positions with increasing levels of leadership and responsibility
in operations management, business development, and engineering
management. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Korn, as leader of EMS, will continue to work closely with the
Company’s business development team, led by Kathy Thomson, Vice
President, Global Business Development and Design Services, to
continue to grow business.
Kemper joined Kimball Electronics in 2018 and was most recently
the General Manager for the Company’s Kimball Electronics
Indianapolis facility. Prior to joining Kimball Electronics, he was
the President of iScribeMD in Toledo, Ohio. He has over 20 years of
manufacturing, operations, and supply chain experience. He has a
business administration degree from the University of Saint Francis
(Indiana) and an MBA from the University of Toledo.
In the past two years, Kemper has been important to the
Company’s DCMS efforts to establish strategic inroads by developing
innovative plastic injection molding solutions and complex device
assembly for medical customers.
Prior to these changes, the Company maintained a regionalized
approach to the leadership structure of global EMS manufacturing
facilities. Korn served as Vice President of North American
Operations; Roger Chang (Chang Shang Yu) served as Vice President
of Asian Operations; and Janusz Kasprzyk served as Vice President
of European Operations.
Both Chang and Kasprzyk have announced plans to retire after
many years with the Company, effective June 30, 2020.
Kasprzyk joined the Company as Operations Manager 20 years ago.
He was appointed General Manager of the Kimball Electronics Poland
facility in 2005 and then Vice President, European Operations in
2014.
Chang joined the Company 16 years ago as Director of China
Initiatives. He became Vice President, Asian Operations in
2005.
“Both Roger and Janusz have been long-standing employees for us
and helped grow our business in their respective geographical
regions. They have made significant accomplishments throughout
their careers, and we will be forever thankful to them for helping
us achieve lasting relationships and global success. We wish them
good health, happiness, and further success as they enter their new
life chapters. They are deserving of the added time they can now
spend with their families and pursuing other personal endeavors,”
said Charron.
Korn, in his new role, will serve as the single executive leader
for all EMS locations. The current General Managers for EMS
operations in Asia, Europe, and North America, will report directly
to Korn.
Said Charron, “With Steve as our EMS leader, we expect to
optimize and grow our EMS business, which continues to be our core
business. There are other things we expect to occur as a
result of this change, too. We plan to create more focus and
acceleration around our common vision for the smart factory of the
future and our industry 4.0 strategy. Bringing our EMS facilities
under one leader is an important step in our journey, and it’s the
right time to take that step.”
Continued Charron, “These leadership promotions further
exemplify how we have grown into being a multifaceted, global
Company. What I’m also excited about is how this change will help
us cultivate talent to create a deeper pool of future leaders who
will ensure that our Company stays successful. This will help put
our best organization in place and take our Company to the next
level of performance and growth.”
About Kimball Electronics, Inc.Kimball
Electronics is a multifaceted manufacturing solutions provider of
electronics and diversified contract manufacturing services to
customers around the world. From our operations in the United
States, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Thailand, and
Vietnam, our teams are proud to provide manufacturing services for
a variety of industries. Recognized for a reputation of excellence,
we are committed to a high-performance culture that values personal
and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value,
speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KE)
is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana.
To learn more about Kimball Electronics, visit:
www.kimballelectronics.com.
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