Thyssenkrupp Waupaca Announces Promotions

ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc., a large independent iron foundry in the world, announced the promotion of two employees in its sales and supply chain divisions.

Rick Scherkenbach has been named director of Sales, Light Vehicle Group. Scherkenbach, a 31-year veteran of the foundry industry, joined the company last year and recently served as the company’s director of Marketing. In his new position, Scherkenbach will lead the global light vehicle sales team in serving original equipment manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers.

John Wiesbrock, Scherkenbach’s predecessor as director of Sales, Light Vehicle Group, has been appointed director of Global Supply Chain Management. In this role, he will oversee purchasing, customer service and logistics, and new product development through program management. Wiesbrock joined the company’s sales team in 2002 and brings 25 years of manufacturing and machining experience to the company.

ThyssenKrupp Waupaca produces gray, ductile and compacted graphite iron castings. The company, headquartered in Waupaca, Wis., has plants in Marinette, Wis.; Tell City, Ind., and Etowah, Tenn.