PRESS RELEASE

Release date: October 2007

Schenck AccuRate Announces a New Management Structure Leading them into the Future

Moving forward with the company’s global strategy, Schenck AccuRate, Inc., Whitewater, WI, has undergone changes to its management structure.  Promoting from within, Dirk Maroske and Neal Mueller will now work together to fulfill the responsibilities formerly conducted by the recently retired CEO Greg Fream and will collaborate on decisions for leading the company into the future. Dirk Maroske will be assuming the position of President and Neal Mueller will be continuing in his current position of Chief Financial Officer.

Maroske who has been with Schenck AccuRate since 2000 and served as Director of Heavy Industry for North America and Director of R&D, commented, “I am delighted to have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in furthering the development of our successful company. From front-of-house to back-of-house, we have a strong team already in place at Schenck AccuRate. We are on a sharp, planned growth trajectory fueled by both the outstanding quality of our product offering and the focus we place on creating                 (Neal Mueller, left, Dirk Maroske, right)
satisfied customers with our innovative pre and after-market activities. We strongly believe in having a customer orientated business model and we place this at the center of all of our activities.  I am eager to start working on capturing the market opportunity and being part of a fundamental shift happening in our industry.”

Mueller stated that, “It is the dedication and skills of all the people at Schenck AccuRate, that have made it successful and will be the backbone of our future success.  The brand recognition of Schenck AccuRate in North America and Schenck Process worldwide along with its wide product offerings provide us many opportunities for growth and expansion in our markets.  I am excited to have the opportunity to work along side Dirk, the management team, and this great group of people and to help take this organization to its next level of success.”

Both Maroske and Mueller share the vision to expand Schenck AccuRate’s presence in dry bulk solids material handling solutions through organic growth and acquisition strategies.

For the last 15 months, Maroske has been responsible for the successful integration of Stock Equipment Company of Chagrin Falls, Ohio into the Schenck Process Group, Schenck AccuRate’s parent company. He previously worked internationally for Schenck Process at the world headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

Mueller has served as the CFO for Schenck AccuRate since 2005.

Maroske and Mueller are replacing CEO Greg Fream who retired from his position on October 19, 2007.  Fream led Schenck AccuRate for 10 consecutive profitable years.

Schenck AccuRate is a leader in manufacturing and supplying high-quality volumetric and gravimetric feeders, weighfeeders, solids flow meters, bulk bag discharging systems, and vibratory feeders. It serves a diversified customer base across a wide range of industries, including food, plastics, pet food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement, aggregate, gypsum, mining, power, and transport automation. 

Schenck AccuRate is a subsidiary of the 125 year-old Schenck Process located in Darmstadt, Germany.  Schenck AccuRate and other Schenck affiliates have global operations throughout Europe, UK, China, Australia, Singapore, India, South Africa, and Brazil.




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