INDUSTRY DIRT LSI announces new hires and new facility LSI Industries Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor and indoor lighting and graphics for commercial, industrial, and multi-site retail applications, has named Erin Nichols as its new national accounts sales manager. Nichols will work with distributors to expand lighting product sales, manage customer satisfaction, and provide the firstclass service upon which LSI is built. In addition, Nichols will be instrumental in creating direct relationships with a range of national retailers, including hypermarket, warehouse, discount, and retail-banking formats, by leveraging the strength of LSI Industries’ diverse product offerings, and helping LSI’s customers to be more competitive in their markets. Prior to joining LSI Industries, Nichols achieved impressive revenue-generation, customer-acquisition and customer-retention metrics in account management and business development roles for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. LSI has also appointed Thomas A. Caneris as Senior Vice President – Human Resources and General Counsel. Caneris brings to LSI more than 30 years of experience as a practicing attorney and senior advisor in both public and private company settings. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President at PharMerica Corporation from 2007 through 2019, leading the Human Resources Group and serving as General Counsel. Earlier in his career, he served as Commercial Affairs Counsel for AK Steel Corporation. Caneris will focus on the acceleration of LSI Industries’ initiatives to retain and attract top talent and continue efforts to deliver a customer-centric organization and workforce that enriches skill, diversity, and satisfaction. In addition to guiding the organization on all aspects of human resources, he will utilize his wealth of operational knowledge to collaborate with functional leaders in several areas of the business, including communications, investor relations, and government affairs. In other LSI news, a press release announced that the town of New Windsor, New York, will host the company’s new facility. “Congratulations are in order for the town of New Windsor for its approval of the ground lease, which clears the way for a new owner to offer quality jobs in another wise dormant commercial space,” said Jim Clark, President and CEO. “We’re thrilled to be close to completing this transaction.” LSI headquarters is in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has facilities in Ohio, Kentucky, California, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Texas. CSI ® announces new regional sales manager for Florida President of Proto-Vest retires Proto-Vest, Inc. of Glendale, Arizona, announced the retirement of President and CEO Christopher (Woody) McElroy. After 36 years with the company, McElroy who holds nine patents on car wash dryer systems. New Proto-Vest President Jeff Reichard has previously served as CEO and president of various business sectors within the $15 million to POLLS Profits for June 2019 compared to June 2018 have been: HIGHER LOWER SAME Is being a self serve car wash owner easy? YES NO DEPENDS ON THE SEASON *These unscientific polls were conducted via the carwashforum.com. Cleaning Systems, Inc. (CSI) of De Pere, Wisconsin, announced the hiring of Victor Buffo to the position of Lustra® Regional Sales Manager for Florida. Victor is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and will help support the Southeast with emphasis on Florida. For the past 18 years Victor was with ZEP Vehicle Care Division as a Territory Manager, Corporate Account Specialist and most recently was Distributor Sales Development Manager responsible for directly managing their distributor network that spans the East Coast and Eastern Canada. Dave Krause, President and CEO of CSI, stated in a press release, “We are excited to welcome Victor to the Lustra Division Team. His industry experience, breadth of roles and responsibilities and relationship strength will be a great contribution to the ongoing success of our Southeast team.” $2.5 billion annual sales range. Simon “Buddy” Blattner will continue on as general manager. “Woody’s ‘Institutional Knowledge’ will be greatly missed and we wish him all the best on his next adventure in life,” said new Proto-Vest President Jeff Reichard in a press release. Same 20% Lower 30.0% DEPENDS ON THE SEASON 27% NO 47% Higher 50% YES 27% 54 • FALL 2019
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