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Craig Rika has joined the management
team at drawing die and tooling
manufacturer Bar Products & Services Ltd,
based in the UK.
Craig is the son of the current chairman
and managing director, Steven Rika.
He is re-joining the company after
spending his formative years as a
professional sportsman, having played
cricket, rugby union and rugby league all
at professional level.
He worked for the company on a
part-time basis in between his sporting
commitments. He then fulfilled his
teenage ambition of becoming a police
officer, a role he undertook for 15 years
before returning to the family business
to work with his brother-in-law, Glenn
Rika-Rayne.
His appointment will allow Steven Rika to
concentrate on future developments.
BAR Products and Services – UK
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On board!
Bruno Fankhauser became a member
of Leoni AG’s management board on 1st
February.
The supervisory board of the European
provider of cables and cable systems
to the automotive sector and other
industries has assigned responsibility
for its wire and cable solutions division
(WCS) to the Swiss national, who has
been with the group for ten years.
Leoni AG – Germany
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▲ ▲ Craig Rika
Strengthening management team
New agency
Wire and Cable Consulting LLC is a
newly formed agency established by
Thomas J Rosen to serve wire and
cable manufacturers as well as industry
suppliers in North America and Europe.
According to Mr Rosen, services
will include market and business
development, strategic advising,
and sales representation with select
companies in the industry. The firm is
currently aligning with principals and
industry partners and plans to launch
a website soon. Mr Rosen has nearly 40
years of industry expertise involving
senior level account and market
development, new product development,
and supply chain management.
He is currently president of the board of
Wire and Cable Manufacturers Alliance
(WCMA) and a lifetime member of the
Wire Association International. He has
published an article on micro-diameter
tubing for medical applications, and was
a leader of a team that achieved an award
for one billion feet of defect-free wire
from Tyco Thermal Control.
Wire and Cable Consulting LLC – USA
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