Northern States Metals Names New CEO

The board of directors of Northern States Metals (Youngstown, OH), a one-stop, full service provider of custom designed and engineered aluminum extrusions, parts and products, announced that they have appointed Kenneth A. Mack as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Mack will also join the company’s board. He had been acting as their interim president and CEO since April.

“The board is pleased to announce this appointment,” said Paul Cusson, the chairman of the board and founder of the company. “Ken has a track record of strong leadership both inside and outside of our company. He has been a successful executive here during his tenure, and his deep knowledge of operations and manufacturing, together with his vision and business acumen, make him uniquely qualified to lead us successfully into the future.”

“I’m honored and I’m grateful to the board for the opportunity to lead this exceptional organization of talented and dedicated professionals,” said Mack. “This company recognizes the synergies between great products, exceptional quality and world-class services, and I am proud to be leading a business that is thoroughly dedicated to their customers.”

Mack joined the company in September 2015 as executive vice president of operations and engineering. Prior to that he was with Permco Inc. as their director of global supply chain, where he was responsible for manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China, and with Federal-Mogul Corporation, a $7 billion manufacturer of vehicle powertrain and safety components, with responsibility for over 30 manufacturing facilities.

Mack started his career at General Motors, where he spent 16 years in increasing roles of responsibility in the metal fabricating division and in various engineering and production positions, and ultimately as the manufacturing operations manager and engineering group manager for various divisions of GM. He holds an MBA and MEM from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University/GMI Engineering & Management Institute.

Northern States Metals is a full service provider of custom designed, engineered and extruded aluminum products that offers a full suite of services, including extrusions, fabrication, finishing, assembly and private label packaging. The company has served customers across 31 industries, both in the U.S. and internationally, since 1972.

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