Maysteel: Names new president

CONTACT – Mark Fryer, (262) 832-9016 or (414) 336-2246

MILWAUKEE — J. Monte Roach has been named president and chief executive officer of Maysteel LLC, a leading maker of metal enclosures, assemblies and components.

“We’re delighted that Monte has agreed to join Maysteel and the Everett Smith Group,” said J. Douglas Gray, president and chief executive officer of Everett Smith Group, Ltd., which owns Maysteel. “Monte has a strong background in strategic planning, marketing, sales, operational improvement, manufacturing best practices and Lean principles. His experience in metal fabrication and assembly and his knowledge of electrical markets are a good fit with Maysteel’s core businesses.”

Roach comes to Maysteel from Actuant, a $1.3 billion diversified, publicly traded industrial company, where he was president of the Americas Electrical Group. Previously he served as vice president – general manager at Invensys Controls and Emerson Electric, and held progressively responsible positions in engineering, marketing and sales at Allen-Bradley – Rockwell Automation. He has a bachelor of science degree in computer science and electronics technology from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

He is a resident of Cedarburg, Wis.

Maysteel LLC is a Wisconsin-based company specializing in the custom fabrication of metal enclosures, and the manufacture of assemblies and components used in the distribution of electrical power. Maysteel was founded in 1936 and today has manufacturing locations in Allenton, Menomonee Falls, and Racine, Wis., and in Creedmoor, N.C.

For more than 35 years, Maysteel has been privately owned by the U.S.-based Everett Smith Group, Ltd. Everett Smith Group is a privately held investment company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with roots back to 1858. With investments in businesses that include automotive leather, sheet metal, electric utility products and components, electronic assemblies and rubber components, Everett Smith Group has more than 4,000 employees worldwide and operations in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Hungary, China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand. Everett Smith Group builds value in its operating companies by providing strategic support, capital and a long-term commitment to talented management teams and well-run companies.