CANTON, Ohio — Roger Hatten recently assumed duties as plant manager of
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems Lebanon, Ind., assembly plant, while
Steve Limberg was named to the plant manager post vacated by Hatten at the
Mitchell, S.D., plant.
In making the announcement, Perry Bahr, director of operations for the trailer
division reported Hatten takes over from Brian Beheydt, who was elevated to
general manager of Hendrickson Spring.
A six-year Hendrickson employee, Hatten joined the company as production manager
at Mitchell and took over management of the plant in 2000. He came to
Hendrickson from the Bundy Corporation, a tier one supplier to Ford, Chrysler
and General Motors, where he served as production manager.
Hatten and his wife Patricia have three sons, Josh of Lubbock, Tex.; Keith, a
junior at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and Kelly at home. He is in
the process of relocating his family to the Lebanon area.
Limberg moved to the trailer division from Hendrickson Stamping, where he served
as materials supply chain manager. He also held the post of materials control
manager, for which he was hired in 1999.
Prior to joining Hendrickson, Limberg worked four years as a distribution center
supervisor for the Allen Bradley division of Rockwell Automation. Before Allen
Bradley he held posts of forecast analyst, senior distribution analyst and
production scheduling supervisor during six years with the Sweetheart Cup
Company and production control supervisor in two years with Digital Audio Disc
Corporation, a division of Sony.
Limberg holds a bachelors degree in operations management from the University of
Wisconsin at Oshkosh and is currently finishing his MBA from the University of
Wisconsin at Whitewater.
He is certified in Production and Inventory Management by the American
Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and has been a member of APICS
for nearly 20 years.
Limberg, his wife Virginia, sons Calvin and Jedidiah and daughter Tess are in
the process of relocating to Mitchell. They all enjoy outdoor activities
including hiking, biking, swimming and fishing. Steve Limberg is also involved
in coaching kids baseball and basketball.
Hendrickson International is one of the largest global suppliers of truck and tractor suspensions, trailer suspensions, truck and trailer lift axles, springs and bumpers to the commercial transportation industry. Headquartered in Woodridge, Ill., Hendrickson has been meeting the needs of the transportation industry for more than 90 years. |
Roger Hatten
Steve Limberg |
