National Presto Industries, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective September 1, 2017
June 07, 2017 at 04:29 pm EDT
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On June 5, 2017, Spencer Ahneman informed the National Presto Industries, Inc. that, after nearly 40 years with the company, including most recently as Vice President of Sales, pursuant to personal plans, he will resign his officer position effective as of September 1, 2017. Mr. Ahneman will continue in another role with the Company. On June 5, 2017, the company announced the election of Richard Jeffers to Vice President of Sales, effective September 1, 2017. Mr. Jeffers began his career at Presto. He has almost 40-years of experience in the industry, has held executive sales positions at Windmere, Applica, and Salton, and owned and operated a successful manufacturer’s representative firm. Currently, Mr. Jeffers serves as National Account Sales Manager for the Company. He has been with the Company for a total of 14 (non-consecutive) years.
National Presto Industries, Inc. is engaged in various business segments, which includes Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense and Safety. The Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners, kitchen electrics, and comfort appliances. The Defense segment manufactures 40-millimeter (mm) ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, medium caliber cartridge cases and metal parts; performs Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) operations on ordnance-related products primarily for the United States Government and prime contractors, and manufactures detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide and others. The Safety segment offers systems that provide early warning of conditions that could ultimately lead to significant losses and also offers carbon monoxide alarms with large digital displays and an array of voice messages that clearly inform of incipient danger.
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