Kadant Black Clawson, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced the promotion of Kenny Leathers to president. In this capacity, Mr. Leathers is responsible for the company’s operations in Lebanon, Ohio which include sales and marketing, R&D, manufacturing, and customer service.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Leathers served as vice president of sales and marketing at Kadant Black Clawson where he led key organizational initiatives and guided the applications, field service, and sales teams. His previous experience includes strategic roles with automation industry leaders, Eaton, Honeywell, and Premier Systems Integrators.
Mr. Leathers succeeds Chris Demler, who was promoted to vice president of Kadant’s fiber processing business.
Kadant Black Clawson LLC is a leading fiber processing and recycling equipment supplier that designs, manufactures, and services equipment used in virgin and recycled paper stock preparation and paper machine approach-flow applications.
Kadant is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,500 employees in 20 countries worldwide.
