Christopher L. Mapes Elected to Lincoln Electric Board
February 15 2010 - 3:33PM
PR Newswire (US)
CLEVELAND, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:LECO) today announced that Christopher L.
Mapes, Executive Vice President of A. O. Smith Corporation and
President of its Electrical Products unit, has been elected to the
Company's Board of Directors. "Christopher Mapes joins the Lincoln
Electric board at a very exciting and important time for our
Company," said Lincoln Electric Chairman and CEO John M. Stropki.
"He brings years of manufacturing, sales and marketing experience.
His global business background and insights will add value to a
well-rounded and solid board." The addition of Mr. Mapes brings the
total number of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Board Members to
eleven. Mr. Mapes was named President of A. O. Smith Electrical
Products Company in 2004 and has full profit and loss
responsibility for the $620 million business. The unit manufactures
an extensive line of fractional horsepower, hermetic, and integral
horsepower electric motors for residential, commercial, and
industrial applications. Electrical Products Company has
manufacturing operations in the U.S., Mexico, China, and Europe and
employs approximately 7,400 people worldwide. He joined the company
from the Regal-Beloit Corporation, where he was President of Motor
Sales and Marketing. Prior to Regal-Beloit, Mr. Mapes was with
Superior Telecom, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based supplier to the
electrical, automotive and electronics market. At Superior Telecom,
he was President of the company's Global OEM Business Group. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University, a
law degree from the University of Toledo (Ohio) and an MBA from
Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and
manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems,
plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global
position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered
in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 38 manufacturing locations,
including operations and joint ventures in 18 countries and a
worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more
than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric,
its products and services, visit the Company's website at
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/. DATASOURCE: Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Roy L. Morrow, +1-216-383-4893,
Roy_Morrow @lincolnelectric.com, Investors, Earl L. Ward,
+1-216-383-5067, Web Site: http://www.lincolnelectric.com/
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