National Presto Industries, Inc. Announces Management Appointments
December 14, 2018 at 04:01 pm EST
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National Presto Industries, Inc. announced that during its December 11, 2018, meeting, the Board of Directors elected the company's Vice President and Secretary, Douglas J. Frederick, to the new position of Chief Operating Officer of the Housewares and Small Appliance segment effective January 1, 2019. Maryjo Cohen, President, stated, Mr. Frederick is ideal for the new position. In his current roles, he has demonstrated not only superb business acumen, but also a passion for the housewares and small appliance side of the business. He joined Presto as Corporate Counsel in September 2007 with expertise in intellectual property matters including patent, trademark, and copyright law. Mr. Frederick was promoted to the position of General Counsel in January 2009, Secretary in November 2009, and Vice President in May 2018. He was previously a litigation attorney with Rider Bennett, LLP, in Minneapolis and holds both a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree and Ph.D. in Mass Communications from the University of Iowa.
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.