Okuma America Names New Vice President

Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, NC) announced that Summer Cline has joined them as their vice president of finance. In her new role, Cline will handle finance responsibilities, as well as oversight of accounting, human resources, and information technology. “Summer brings 12 years of successful project management experience, along with the ability to analyze and investigate scenarios for enhancement and continuous improvement. This skill set will enable her to lead our finance, information technology and human resource departments into the future,” said Lisa Rummel, the chief financial officer of Okuma.

“This is a well known manufacturer of machine tools and I’m delighted to be a part of the team. I look forward to focusing on our day-to-day fiscal operations and the various ways we can grow the company in support of our corporate goals,” added Cline. Prior to joining Okuma, she served as vice president of finance for Source Technologies and director of strategic projects with Compass Group North America. She holds a Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from NC State University.

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