New President at Walter Group

Metalworking industry veteran Mirko Merlo succeeds Andreas Evertz, who is now the president of the Sandvik Machining Solutions Division.

Walter AG (Tübingen, Germany), one of the world’s largest suppliers of industrial cutting tools and parent company of Walter USA, LLC (Waukesha, WI), recently announced that Mirko Merlo became the president of the company, effective January 1. Merlo was the company’s executive vice president and a member of the board. He succeeds the former president, Andreas Evertz, who will become the president of Sandvik Machining Solutions, of which Walter is a part.

Merlo held a variety of positions since joining Walter in 1984. Among other duties, he was responsible for the company’s business operations in Brazil, the United Kingdom and Italy, and was the president of the Western Europe region. “His many years of experience, his comprehensive knowledge of metalworking and his international experience in various management positions have given him a high professional standing in the industry and created an excellent network,” said Evertz.

“I am very much looking forward to my new responsibilities,” said Merlo. “In recent years, we have developed into an international company with subsidiaries in all the important markets of the world. We are ideally placed to master the challenges of the future and further expand our position as competence leader in machining.”

Walter USA offers an extensive line up of cutting tools for milling, drilling, turning, boring and specialized tooling for unique applications through its competence brands Walter Valenite, Walter Titex and Walter Prototyp, as well as multi-level service programs through its Walter Multiply brand. Headquartered in Waukesha, the company has a strong network of distributors and field engineers across North America.

The Walter name is synonymous with productivity, thanks to more than 80 years of developing cutting tools and inserts that set new standards in production. Walter USA combines over 75 years of U.S.-based tooling production with long-standing traditions of quality and innovation. www.walter-tools.com/us