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DALLAS, Texas – Rexel USA has announced that they have hired Jordan Lomheim as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. 

Lomheim most recently served as a director of corporate strategy and M&A at Celanese Corporation. He also held roles at as an associate director at Kimberly-Clark and as a senior manager at JCPenney. He received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009. 

GERMANTOWN, Wis. –  Adam Keser has been hired by WAGO as its new zone manager for the Mountain Region. For the past 22 years, Keser has been with Cascade Controls, working his way up from the warehouse to VP of Sales and Marketing. Residing in Vancouver, Washington, his territory includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and portions of Nevada. 

BURLINGTON, Mass. and NEW YORK – CIRCOR International, Inc. (“CIRCOR” or the “Company”) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion, including the assumption of debt.

GERMANTOWN, Wis. – With an extensive background in electronics and device connectivity, Amy Harlan has been named WAGO’s new business development manager for device connection technology.  After spending time in the field as a sales representative and regional sales manager, Harlan has spent over 8 years in a similar role preparing herself for her new position with WAGO.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Randy Brown has been named Acting President of Fluid Components International (FCI) after serving in several marketing and sales management roles at the company over the past twenty years, where he implemented a number of successful industry best practices company-wide, which have contributed to FCI’s innovation and growth.