Modine Appoints Ralf Beck Chief Technology Officer
Modine Appoints Ralf Beck Chief Technology Officer
RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYS: MOD) today announced the appointment of Ralf Beck to the position of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, effective May 14, 2013. In this role, Beck will report to Thomas Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be responsible for Modine's global Research and Development and Engineering organizations.
Beck, 52, has been with Modine for 26 years and has held a variety of management positions, including Application Engineering Manager; Sales Director of Modine´s Europe Heavy Duty Division; Product Director; Managing Director Sales and Engineering - Europe; and most recently, Vice President, Research and Engineering. Mr. Beck has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Science Reutlingen in Germany.
"Ralf is a proven leader, someone fully capable of assuming this important position and leading Modine's highly capable technology organizations to identify global trends and their linkage to market needs and then develop the right corresponding products for Modine's customers," said Thomas A. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer. "I am looking forward to working with him in this new capacity."
About Modine
Modine, with fiscal 2012 revenues of $1.6 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and, air conditioning equipment; off-highway and industrial equipment; and refrigeration systems. The company employs approximately 6,600 people at 30 facilities in 16 countries. For more information about Modine, please visit www.modine.com.
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