Ametek makes senior appointments

Ametek (Berwyn, PA): The company’s board of directors has elected two new senior vice presidents and two new vice presidents and general managers. Matthew French and Bruce Wilson are the senior vice presidents and David Jordan and Prakash Mahesh are the vice presidents and general managers.

French has served since 2004 as vice president and general manager of Ametek Precision Motion Control.  He recently assumed additional responsibility for Ametek’s global floor care and specialty motors business. Wilson was named an Ametek V.P. and general manager in 2004, following the acquisition by Ametek of Taylor Hobson. 

Jordan previously served as V.P. and business unit manager of Specialty Metal Products' Precision Tube and Strip Business Unit. Prakash joins Ametek from Closure Systems International, a leading producer of plastic packaging for the beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries, where he served as V.P. and general manager.

Ametek is a publicly owned manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-mechanical devices with annual sales of approximately $4 billion.