Thordon Bearings has employed Anthony Hamilton as its new technical director.
Reporting directly to CEO Anna Galon, Hamilton will lead Thordon’s engineering, CAD and new product growth teams.
“We are delighted to welcome Tony to the Thordon household as we look to strengthen the company’s product portfolio in present and new markets,” stated Galoni. “Tony is a seasoned solutions-based leader having held senior technical positions within the marine, power, nuclear and manufacturing industries over the past 30 years.”
Hamilton graduated from Ireland’s Munster Technological University in 1985 with a level in marine engineering. After moving to diaphragm seal and finishing a Masters in Design and Manufacturing Engineering at McMaster University, he spent 10 years at Siemens AG in Hamilton, Ontario, then labored within the nuclear business with Atomic Energy of Canada and Kinectrics Inc. He went on to ascertain the engineering consultancy Sthenos Consulting.
Hamilton’s appointment is a part of a company-wide restructure at Thordon Bearings that additionally sees Michael Skrzypczak named global service & assist (GSS) manager.
“For greater than 20 years Skrzypczak has been visiting Thordon Bearings as Lloyd’s Register’s Senior Surveyor within the Ontario region so he is very acquainted with our manufacturing, designs and quality control processes,” stated Galoni.
“Michael’s understanding and experience with marine methods and shaft bearings shall be a useful asset to the Thordon GSS community, which has expanded in recent times to cover greater than 100 key ports, and shipbuilding and repair hubs around the globe.”
The restructure additionally includes promotions for Jeffrey Butt to enterprise development supervisor – Navy and Coast Guard; Jason Perry to regional manager – North America; and Yves Silva to regional supervisor – LATAM. In addition, Danny Caffa has been appointed enterprise development manager – Marine (EMEA); and Heiko Pohland enterprise growth manager – Marine (Asia/Pacific).
“I have been working very carefully with my senior management staff to develop and implement Thordon’s strategic goals constructed round our core strengths and environmental objectives,” said Galoni. “We have made, and will continue to make, appreciable investments in folks and capital gear to grow our business.”
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