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Rollomatic announces the appointment of Joe Kane as Chief Executive Officer of Rollomatic Inc. as of January 1, 2023.
While being CEO of Rollomatic Inc., Mr. Kane will continue to hold his position as CEO of sister company, Strausak Inc. The combined companies will further fill out their global presence in providing solutions for precision tool grinding and other manufacturing applications.
Mr. Kane will continue to be based in the company’s North America office located in Mundelein, Illinois. In this position, Joe will oversee all areas related to the operation of the two companies. Joe will lead a team of four senior managers who supervise sales and operations on a cross-functional basis.
“Joe’s impressive track record working as COO of Rollomatic Inc. and his ability to communicate and relate to people make him the ideal leader. Such qualities are key to expanding the brand name and drive the ever-evolving new technologies of the companies. We fully expect that his talents will support the profitable growth of the Rollomatic and Strausak business”, said Eric Schwarzenbach, retiring President of Rollomatic Inc. “Joe has proven repeatedly that he has the combination of capability, ambition and high level of customer engagement that will allow the Rollomatic Group to continue to expand and gain market share in North America.”
Prior to joining Strausak Inc. as CEO in 2017, Mr. Kane spent over 14 years in the manufacturing and quality industry where he began as a Metrology Technician with the United States Marine Corps. He later translated these skills and expanded his career into product and national sales manager positions where he set up distribution and service channels throughout North America for CNC machine tool companies specializing in automated turnkey solutions for production machining.
Rollomatic is a builder of CNC tool/cutter and peel grinding machines, as well as laser cutting machines, based in Le Landeron, Switzerland. Their North American headquarter is in Mundelein, Illinois. Their sister company, Strausak, is located in the same building.
Source: Rollomatic
