11 jULY 2007
Thomas Zant Appointed President of Midland Manufacturing
Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the appointment of Thomas Zant to the position of President. In this role, Tom will be responsible for providing overall direction for the company. Initially Zant will be focused on accelerating new product development and enhancing the company's focus on 100% customer satisfaction.
Zant brings a broad experience in engineering, lean manufacturing and international operations to Midland after spending the past four years with Siemens Water Technologies / USFilter Corporation, most recently as General Manager, Stranco and Wallace & Tiernan Products. His prior experience also includes positions with Pall Corporation, Harper-Wyman Corporation, and General Dynamics Corporation. In his new position Zant will be reporting to David Crouse, President of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group.
Zant holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is married with two children and will be relocating to the Chicago area from New Jersey.
For more information on Midland Manufacturing, please contact your local representative or Kevin Cook, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at (847) 677-0333, or go to www.midlandmfg.net.
Midland specializes in products used on pressure and general purpose rail tank cars, chemical cargo tanks and ISO containers for the safe handling of toxic materials, chemicals, and food products: bottom and top loading/unloading valves, pressure relief valves, level gauge devices, and monitoring equipment. Midland is part of The OPW Fluid Transfer Group, that specializes in the safe handling and transfer of hazardous liquids and dry bulk commodities in critical applications such as gasoline, ethanol, diesel, chlorine, chlor-alkali products, LPG, acids, cement, flour and starch, among others. For more information visit www.midlandmfg.net.
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