EuroWire May 2016

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Strengthening management team

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 Website : www.barproductsandservices.com

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 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 Email : www.rosen.tjr817@gmail.com On board! Bruno Fankhauser became a member of Leoni AG’s management board on 1 st 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 Website : www.leoni.com

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