Seco Tools Makes Organizational Changes
The changes, precipitated in part by the retirement of a longtime director of sales, are said to be part of an open and collaborative process.
Seco Tools LLC of Troy, Michigan, the North American subsidiary of Sweden-based Seco Tools AB, is making a series of organizational changes and employee promotions within its sales and marketing departments. According to the company, these moves are intended to better capitalize on strategic growth opportunities and sharpen its customer support initiatives.
After 46 years as director of sales, Lou Novacco, will officially retire July 1, 2015. Mike Parker has been named his successor and will be transitioning from his current role as director of engineering and marketing. Mr. Parker moves into the position with more than 34 years of Seco experience in R&D, product management, production, marketing and engineering.
Larry Lefkof has been promoted to the position of director of marketing while continuing to serve as the Niagara Cutter national sales manager until a replacement for that role is found. Mr. Lefkof, also a longtime Seco employee, has experience spanning multiple disciplines, including product management, production, sales management and marketing.
Dan Sikora, current director of operations and human resources for North America, will take on global responsibilities as regional HR business partner for Seco Americas and South Africa. In addition, he will manage strategic initiatives for Seco North America.
According to Seco President Rob Keenan, the changes are part of an open and collaborative process. “We worked as a team to share ideas and experiences that would put the best possible structure in place for continuing our aggressive market share growth plan and better serving our customers.”
