Manufacturing people

Maysteel names new president
J. Monte Roach has been named president and chief executive officer of Maysteel LLC, a manufacturer of metal enclosures, assemblies and components.
Maysteel was founded in 1936 and has manufacturing locations in Allenton, Menomonee Falls, and Racine, Wis., and in Creedmoor, N.C.
“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 Milwaukee-based 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 Butler-based Actuant Corp., a $1.3 billion diversified, publicly traded industrial company, where he was president of the Americas Electrical Group.  He previously served as vice president and general manager at Invensys Controls and Emerson Electric, and held progressively responsible positions in engineering, marketing and sales at Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation.