BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) - a diversified global manufacturer of
engineered and applied products - announced today the transition of
leadership within its Packaging business segment. Lynn Brooks, president
of Rieke Packaging Systems, announced he will retire as president. David
Pritchett, currently executive vice president at Rieke, will succeed
Brooks as president of Rieke Packaging Systems, effective August 15,
2014. Brooks will remain with the company in an advisory role. Pritchett
will report directly to TriMas President and Chief Executive Officer
David Wathen.
The Packaging segment designs, manufactures, and distributes highly
engineered closure and dispensing products for a broad range of end
markets, and is comprised of Rieke Packaging Systems®, Arminak &
Associates®, Innovative Molding, Englass®, Lion Holdings and Hz Stolz.
"We thank Lynn for his guidance, expertise and leadership over the
Packaging segment during the last 18 years. We are fortunate he is
staying with the corporation in an advisory role," said Wathen. "We are
pleased David has accepted the appointment as president. His proven
career experience and leadership with Rieke will enable him to lead one
of our top growth platforms into the future."
Brooks was appointed to his current role in 1996, and is also an
executive officer of TriMas Corporation. Since joining Rieke in 1978,
Brooks has served in a number of executive positions including corporate
controller, vice president and general manager. Before joining Rieke, he
was a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young in Toledo, Ohio and
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Pritchett joined Rieke in 1996 as business development director, and has
held various positions of increasing responsibility, including vice
president of the dispensing group, vice president of corporate
development and vice president of product/business development. Prior to
joining Rieke, he spent seven years at TI Group and two years at Rolls
Royce Aerospace.
Pritchett is a mechanical and aeronautical engineer, and holds bachelors
of Mechanical, Management and Aeronautical degrees, and a Master of
Business Administration degree from the University of Derby in the
United Kingdom.
About TriMas
Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ:
TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets
worldwide. TriMas is organized into six reportable segments:
Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components, Cequent
APEA and Cequent Americas. TriMas has approximately 6,000 employees at
more than 60 facilities in 19 countries. For more information, visit www.trimascorp.com.
TriMas Corporation
Christine Parker
Communications Specialist
(248)
631-5438
christineparker@trimascorp.com
Source: TriMas Corporation
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