Bunting Magnetics Names New COO

Bunting® Magnetics Co. (Newton, KS), a leader in moving, removing and holding metal, announced that Jana Davis has been promoted to chief operating officer, a new position within the company effective May 30, 2016. She joined the company in 2011 as the chief financial officer. In her new position, she will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day business operations – including manufacturing, distribution and engineering – of all four divisions: Bunting Magnetics Co.; the Magnet Materials Division, including its e-commerce site buymagnets.com (Elk Grove Village, IL); Bunting Magnetics Europe (Berkhamsted, UK); and Magnet Applications, Inc. (DuBois, PA).

Davis will continue to report to Bob Bunting, the president and chief executive officer, who made the announcement. “Jana is a trusted leader who, as the chief financial officer, consistently delivered results in financial management, corporate strategy development, operational efficiencies and people development. I can think of no one better to ensure operational excellence and drive our continued market leadership,” stated Bunting. “This addition of a chief operating officer to our executive management team greatly adds to our capacity to implement our growth strategy and allows me to focus on broader strategic issues.”

A search for a new chief financial officer that will manage division controllers and human resources will begin immediately. “I’m proud to take another step within the company,” added Davis. “I look forward to this new role and helping with the next stage of growth.” She has over two decades of experience in business and financial management in the aerospace, printing, media and manufacturing industries.

Graduating from Wichita State University as Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Davis is Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant. Prior to joining the company in June 2011, she was the chief financial officer for McCormick-Armstrong, a printing company located in Wichita, KS. In 2012, she was selected as an honoree by The Wichita Business Journal.

Since the company’s 1959 founding, Bunting has been a leader in the industry in both durability and performance in its line metal detection, magnetic separation and material handling equipment for metal stamping, automobile manufacturing and more.

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