RathGibson, a leading manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, announced today the hiring of Mark G. Essig as its Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Essig said, “I am excited to have the opportunity to lead the RathGibson team and look forward to working with the company’s loyal customers and suppliers.” Mr. Essig was most recently President and CEO of Sangamon Industries, which focuses on providing world-class turnaround expertise to help fundamentally good businesses realize their full potential. Previously he served as CEO of Aviation Power and Marine, Barjan, GS Industries and as Executive Vice President at AK Steel.
The Chairman of RathGibson, Eugene Davis, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Mark to RathGibson, and look forward to the continued success of the business under his leadership. We thank Mike Schwartz for his steadfast leadership during RathGibson’s turnaround and wish him all the best in his new endeavors.”
About RathGibson
RathGibson is a worldwide manufacturer of highly engineered straight lengths, coil, and U-Bend tubing for diverse industries such as power generation, renewable, oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, food and dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and general commercial.
RathGibson’s corporate headquarters are located close to Chicago in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Manufacturing locations include: Janesville, Wisconsin; North Branch, New Jersey; Clarksville, Arkansas (Greenville Tube); and Marrero, Louisiana (Mid-South Control Line). In addition to the sales offices in Janesville, North Branch, and Marrero, RathGibson has also strategically placed sales offices in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Houston, Texas, USA; Shanghai, China; Manama, Bahrain; Melbourne, Australia; Seoul, Republic of Korea; Mumbai, India; Singapore; Vienna, Austria; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
For more information, visit www.RathGibson.com, www.GreenvilleTube.com, and www.ControlLine.com.
For further information about this press release, please contact:
Kirk Thorne | Vice-President, Sales & Marketing
KirkThorne@RathGibson.com
P: (847) 276-2126
