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OMG Inc. Promotes Four Directors

August 7, 2018

AGAWAM, Mass. — As part of the continued effort to position the company for stronger growth and faster product innovation to better meet the changing global needs of its customers, OMG Inc. has announced several Agawam-based promotions in supply chain management and operations.

OMG Products - BedardBrad Bedard has been promoted to director of supply chain management, responsible for overall management of the company’s global supply chain and distribution logistics. In this new role, Bedard will work with his organization to develop and implement short- and long-term strategies that maximize the company’s supply and distribution performance. He reports to Hubert McGovern, president and CEO.

Bedard has been with OMG since August of 2007, most recently as the director of distribution and sales inventory operations planning, where he was instrumental in developing and implementing the company’s forecasting and operations planning process. Prior to joining OMG, Bedard held various distribution and logistics roles for Bose Corp. and for Timex Corp. Bedard holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.

OMG Products - RingenbachWayne Ringenbach has been promoted to director of manufacturing, where he is responsible for all facets of manufacturing in Agawam, including post manufacturing processes of heat treating, coating, product packing and on-going maintenance activities. 

Ringenbach started with OMG in 1992 and has made a strong impact in the many positions he’s held throughout his career including maintenance manager and, most recently, manufacturing manager. Ringenbach is a master electrician and attended Springfield Technical Community College.

OMG Products - MowattChris Mowatt has been promoted to director of manufacturing engineering where he will develop and implement a strategic roadmap to improve company manufacturing performance across the business units using the Steel Business System as well as best practices, and specialized modeling, analysis, simulation, and computation tools. 

Mowatt has been with OMG since 2011 and is responsible for several significant functional and efficiency advances in the company’s Agawam manufacturing facility. Mowatt holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Western New England College and a master’s degree in engineering management from Western New England University.

OMG Products - McCarthyGeri McCarthy has been promoted to director of operations, where she will manage the company’s production planning teams, as well as continuous improvement, quality and manufacturing training. 

McCarthy was hired in 2012 to oversee the company’s finishing process, including the coating and packing functions. Most recently, she was in an operations role in the company’s FastenMaster division. McCarthy holds a bachelor’s degree in business from American International College and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

In their new roles, Ringenbach, Mowatt and McCarthy will report to Dewey Kolvek, senior vice president of operations.

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