Sep 19, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Kadant Inc. announced that Thomas M. O’Brien, Executive Vice President and CFO, will retire from the Company at the end of June 2015. The Company has begun a search to identify a successor. Mr. O’Brien will hand off his duties as CFO once a successor has been named and will assist in the orderly transition of his CFO responsibilities, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

“Tom’s contributions over the past twenty-plus years are evident in every part of our business,” said Jonathan W. Painter, president and chief executive officer of Kadant Inc. “He has not only built a strong deep financial team, he has been a valued member of the senior management team contributing in all aspects of the Company’s management. I’m grateful for Tom’s assistance during the transition and wish him all the best in retirement.”

Mr. O’Brien joined the company in January 1991 and oversees the controller, treasury, investor relations, and tax functions.

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide.