Stiles Machinery announces Barry Kellar as its new President. Kellar will oversee all North American operations of the Homag Group, which includes over 650 employees across Stiles Machinery, Homag Canada, and Homag Machinery North America.
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Mr. Kellar began his career in 1986 with the US Army before joining GE Plastics in 1996 after working at Hercules Aerospace and Lincoln Composites, where he held various management positions. In 2005, Mr. Kellar took on the role of Vice President and General Manager of the Filtration Division at Freudenberg Nonwovens. In 2009, Mr. Kellar moved to Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, as President and CEO for North America. He then took on further responsibility as Global Vice President of Automotive Filtration for seven years. His last role was integrating two acquisitions and forming a new division as Global Vice President of Residential Filters.
Stiles Machinery is a member of the Homag Group, a global leader in the production of industrial manufacturing machinery.
