WAYNE, PA., (July 7, 2014) – The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has announced the appointment of Phil Mahoney and Robert Rutherford to its board of directors.
Mahoney is currently the design engineering manager for compression packing and mechanical seals for the A.W. Chesterton Company in Groveland, Massachusetts. He holds a Bachelor of Science in marine engineering and a Master of Science in engineering management. With more than 24 years of experience in the sealing industry, Mahoney has held various engineering positions including applications engineering, product management and new product development. Mahoney currently serves the FSA as chair of the Compression Packing Division and vice chair of the Membership Committee. He is also a member of the Government Affairs Working Group, the Marketing Committee and the Technical Coordinating Committee.
Robert Rutherford is the chief executive officer of EGC Enterprises, Inc., in Chardon, Ohio. A California native, Rutherford began EGC with his friend and partner Bernie Casamento. Both had worked for other companies before, but this opportunity represented a new challenge for a new material—flexible graphite.
“Flexible graphite is an exceptional product, but it was brand new and we had to show companies how it could be used for fluid sealing,” Rutherford said. “Getting started was tough. But we didn’t approach the market like others. We were real honest and, instead of giving them what they wanted, we told them what they needed. I believe we did what was right, and it’s paid off.”
Rutherford is a jet pilot, a dream that began while he was enlisted in the Air Force. For the past four years, he has been president of the Cleveland National Air Show, the longest running air show in the country. A former college football player, he now plays golf, participates in triathlons and is an avid cyclist. Rutherford is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering. He holds seven U.S. patents.
Founded in 1933, the Fluid Sealing Association is an international trade association. Member companies are involved in the production and marketing of a wide range of fluid sealing devices primarily targeted to the industrial market.