Eriez Names New Executive VP

Eriez® Manufacturing Co. (Erie, PA) president and the chief executive officer Tim Shuttleworth has announced the promotion of Mike Mankosa to executive vice president for global technology. Mankosa was previously the company’s vice president of operations, a role he has held since 2004.

In his new position, Mankosa will focus his efforts on leveraging the company’s technology to advance both domestic and international operations while exploring global opportunities for product and market innovation. He will oversee the technology interests of all products as well as future technology acquisitions.

As the executive vice president for global technology, Mankosa’s responsibilities will include guiding product technology focus, leading the collaboration of technical expertise across global enterprises and directing the development of technology solutions to enhance the company’s strategic goals worldwide. He will report directly to Shuttleworth.

Mankosa joined the company in 1997, beginning his career as the company’s technical director in the Erie-Division laboratory of research and development. Over the years, he continued accruing additional managerial responsibilities. Soon after being named the vice president of operations in 2004, he became the executive sponsor and global leader for Eriez’ newly acquired flotation business.

Mankosa earned his doctorate in mining and minerals engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Throughout his career, he has published nearly 100 articles in prominent scientific and technical journals, obtained numerous equipment and process patents and received more than $2 million in research funding from a number of state and federal agencies.

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