Tooling Tech Group Names New CEO

Tooling Tech Group (TTG; Macomb, MI) announced that Lee Childers, their former chief operations officer, has been named chief executive officer to lead all operations to provide a vast array of highly engineered design, tooling systems and automation equipment to their Tier 1 and OEM customers. He will report directly to the board of directors.

Childers joined TTG as COO in early 2018, bringing 33 years of experience in developing business plans, growth strategies and leading operations for Tier 1 suppliers, including United Technologies, Lear Corporation, IAC Group and, most recently, as COO of Crowne Group. He brings a history of metric driven operational excellence with a proven record of on-time delivery and customer focus to provide best in class products and services to a broad customer base. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, with degrees in chemistry and business administration, as well as being a current member of the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board for Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI).

Anthony C. Seger, the founder and former CEO of the Tooling Tech Group, will be moving into a board role to continue advising and supporting their management team. He has spent his entire career in the tooling field and is recognized as an industry leader in several areas, including thermoforming and foundry innovation, while also holding multiple United States patents. “After nearly four decades leading the day-to day operations of this company, I have decided to begin the next phase of my life” said Seger. “With a lot of very hard work, we have built the largest tooling company in North America and I’m very proud of all that we have accomplished. My decision to step into a new role has been hard, but I feel greatly encouraged about our future and leadership under Lee. Over the last several years, we have expanded our capabilities to do more than ever. We have gained momentum with a seasoned and talented corporate leadership team in place, and we are positioned to grow to the next level.”

“We are happy to have very competent leaders that will assist us in propelling the company forward” added Charles Castine, a managing partner of GenNx 360, the private equity firm of Tooling Tech Group.

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