Dematic introduces new CEO

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 2/1/2007

German system supplier Dematic has named John K. Baysore president and chief executive officer of Dematic North America ( www.dematic.us). Baysore was previously the president and CEO of ThyssenKrupp Fabco, a major supplier of metal stampings and welded assemblies to the automotive industry.

"I'm very excited about where Dematic has positioned itself with its product base and its customer base," Baysore told reporters at an introductory press conference at ProMat.

Baysore takes the helm of Dematic's $450 million North American business one year after the company was spun off from Seimens and incorporated as a stand-alone business focused on providing automated materials handling equipment. Last August, Dematic's worldwide operations were acquired by Triton, a European private equity firm.