Tecumseh Products picks chief financial officer as CEO
Pittsfield Township-based Tecumseh Products, a maker of refrigeration and air conditioning products with some 7,300 employees, has a new CEO.
Tecumseh Products CEO James J. Connor
Photo courtesy of Tecumseh Products
He succeeds Jim Wainwright, who left in March after the company revealed a 2010 loss of $56.8 million.
The company hired consultancy Heidrick and Struggles to conduct a national search, saying in a statement that it ultimately selected Connor for his "deep operational, financial and leadership skills."
The announcement comes less than a year after Tecumseh announced plans to develop a technology center in a 50,000-square-foot building it purchased near South State and Textile roads.
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Comments
Silly Sally
Sat, Jul 16, 2011 : 12:43 p.m.
Any company that is run by a bean counter will have problems. CEOs should be either market driven, (sales) or operations, (engineering or manufacturing), not accounting driven.
jrigglem
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 : 1:20 a.m.
I'm glad that contaminated the water in Tecumseh and then left to go to Ann Arbor but keep the same name.
Silly Sally
Sat, Jul 16, 2011 : 12:41 p.m.
But "kept", not "keep"
jrigglem
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 : 1:21 a.m.
that they*
John B.
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 : 12:14 a.m.
They needed to pay a consultant so they could promote from within? I need to become a consultant....
A2comments
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 : 11:07 a.m.
30% of first year comp...
1bigbud
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 : 11:22 p.m.
Wait and Watch See how soon they get out of Michigan They have not been treated good over the last 30 plus years Thet will be gone soon (from Mich)
godsbreath64
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 : 9:59 p.m.
"Bla-bla picks Chief Executive Officer as CEO" How elucidating can a title can be? Tomorrow's A2.com headline "You just read this"