Stephen Harris, Bodycote Group Chief Executive, commented, "We're very pleased to announce the opening of the new facility in Elgin, Illinois. Richs responsibilities include sourcing new equipment, evaluating different heat treat technologies and trouble shooting-in other words if there is a heat treating issue at any Linamar facility around the world, Rich is where the buck stops. I have heard everything from more commercial heat treating and less captive heat treating, to Vacuum Carburizing taking over the industry, to most heat treating following manufacturing out of North America to areas such as India and China (which I personally dont believe by the way) all the way to heat treating becoming a smaller industry down the road. Additionally, Stephen Harris has had 1 past job as the Executive Director at Spectris. In short his decisions have had a profound effect on the heat treatment industry. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Qualifications: Chartered Accountant, qualified with Deloitte & Touche after graduating from University of Oxford. It is an expensive business to get into and the maintenance costs are astronomic, which is not something the suppliers tend to advertise. A few people suggested Mr. Chris Otten, a suggestion which we are rather embarrassed to say did not occur to us immediately as we have known Chris for over 25 years. As we approach a defining era of space, access to space mobility technologies has to be a necessary part of every exhibition." Space The company was incorporated in 1995, floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1996, and listed on the London Stock Exchange in November 1998. Stephen as always I appreciate your time and candid, open answers. Past roles: Began her career at Unilever before moving to Lloyds Bank. His love of heat treating and pushing the boundaries have lead to Solar Manufacturing offering some of the most advanced vacuum furnaces in the world and Solar Atmospheres being the largest privately owned commercial vacuum heat treater in North America. Guy Prunel in France.. Recently we had the opportunity to interview Mark, an interview which can be found at. CEO of Linpac Group and Klckner Pentaplast Group from 2015 to 2019 and CEO of Fiberweb plc from 2006 to 2013. Stephen Harris . Industry applications are wide-ranging, with early adoption expected in aerospace, oil and gas, power generation and mining". Edward has written and co-authored numerous technical articles, journals, publications, as well as led training courses with OEMs, their respective supply chain and colleges across the nation.. Current positions of Stephen C. Harris Geoffrey Somary, CEO Ipsen Group. Vacuum Carburizing, Vacuum, Induction, Batch IQ driven by the customer needs. I am not sure whether you care to answer this question but which is the most profitable for the company and which is of most interest to you personally? My understanding is that Bodycote is considering all heat treating technologies currently available and amongst the criteria for new equipment is the degree to which it is environmentally friendly. Bluewater is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America with a total of 12 locations around the USA. In this way we can limit the number of technologies in any one plant but are still able to provide all the technologies that a customer may need in any area. Bouncing back a little I mentioned how it would appear that you are paying particular attention to the North American market which might or might not be a reasonable statement. This was a typical vote for Aymeric;Id like to nominate Aymeric Goldsteinas of Ipsen for your Top 25 Influencers this year. Dan Herring, who is most well known as The Heat Treat Doctor, has been in the industry for over 45 years. Our plants are segregated between those serving the aerospace industry and those serving automotive. Financed by a group of twelve investors, the company acquired 18 properties from the London Residuary Body, Stephen, in preparation for this interview I went through my notes and re-read the interview we did a few years back (this can still be found at https://themonty.com/project/stephen-harris-bodycote/). Why this focus on the North American market? Together with the new Nitrex executive team, he is part of the next-generation leadership that will support the next phase of the companys growth and development. There has been a lot of discussionabout who isreplacingDan (and we confess we have fueled some of this speculation). This is primarily because of the better results you get for specific applications. Our HIP business sits in our Specialist Technologies division, which I referred to earlier. Stephen Harris is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Bodycote. A third-generation member of the Orosz-Dennis family, Jason has spent more than 15 years in the heat-treating sector working from the ground up starting in his familys business (where he was instrumental in doubling the size of the companys facility, driving new business growth, and implementing new business practices to reduce downtime and increase equipment efficiency) to his current position as President of Nitrex Heat Treating Services. Stephen Harris, Bodycote Group chief executive, commented: "We are very pleased to announce the opening of another new facility in the USA, this time in Syracuse, New York. Paul Oleszkiewicz has been with Nitriding technologies company Nitrex in Montreal, Quebec almost since the beginning and has very significantly contributed to Nitrex becoming a worldwide name in the heat treating industry. He describes himself as a Heat Treating furnace professional in Nitriding, Carburizing, Atmosphere processes, Vacuum Carburizing, LPC, andSurface Engineering and Mark made our list in 2019. Past roles Held various senior positions in Imperial Tobacco Group plc followed by Chief Financial Officer positions at Symrise AG, LM Windpower and most recently at Regus plc from 2011 to 2015. The facility investment is part of Bodycote's strategy for further expansion in the USA. At Bodycote, Stephen Harris has 13 colleagues including Eva Lindqvist (Director), Ian Duncan (Director) Homonyms. Jeffs steady leadership has transformed our company from a collection of individual plants/operations into a major player in the US heat treating market., We were truly astounded at the number of votes we received for Shlok from areas all around the US and Canada (an interview with Shlok can be found at Mr. Shlok Sundaresh , Engineering Manager-TS USA (HEF Group-North America) | The Monty) This suggestion is fairly typical of what we received about this interesting individual; I wanted to share my recommendation for Shlok Sundaresh for his influence in the heat treating industry. Dennis has been a part of the North American Heat Treat industry for over 20 years. Based in the USA Geoffrey has been CEO of the Ipsen Group for the past two years which means he oversees the companys operations around the world. Good afternoon Stephen, I have to say that for quite some time I have been looking forward to meeting you. Stephen Harris Group Chief Executive We now have 189 facilities around the world having acquired two more this year in Scandinavia and Slovakia., I think it is also fair to say that our growth in the less developed countries of Eastern Europe, Mexico, and China has also helped performance. Plasma nitriding technology has typically come from Europe but Andres has shown that technology from the Americas can compete with anything on the market. With these 2 large acquisitions under your belt would it be fair to say that you see the future growth of Bodycote to be mainly through acquisitions? Karl-Michael Winter, V.P. Replacement of a molybdenum furnace will cost you well over $1 million for a large HIP and, unfortunately, unlike vacuum furnaces they fail quite regularly. I was approached by Bodycote in 2008 to replace the outgoing CEO, Mr. John Hubbard with whom I have since had a long and enjoyable working relationship. Gord, we expect to see several very exciting new things happening in the next twelve months in both our Classical Heat Treatment business and our Specialist Technologies. I became CEO of Bodycote in January 2009 mainly because I found it such an interesting company.. In particular, The Heat Treat Doctor strongly believes open sharing of knowledge and discoveries in the field will improve the industry: he holds a position as an associate research professor with the Thermal Processing Technology Center (Illinois Institute of Technology), has written four books and nearly 500 technical articles, and lectures frequently at conferences and workshops worldwide. Bill has been with the company for 48 years and during his time with Gasbarre it has grown into one of the larger furnace builders in North America.. The purpose-built facility demonstrates Bodycote's commitment to serving the Midwest and helps us to shape the future of both our company and the industry.' The fact that Carolina Commercial had been held by a Private Equity firm for a number of years was clearly a problem. Tom comes from an aerospace background and has had his present position for over 7 years. We also have two other specialist technologies which are heat treatment types of processes. We do not attempt to do business with wildly different customers from an individual plant. Mark Hemsath,Vice President Super IQ & Nitriding at SECO/VACUUM. So here are the 30 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry 2021, starting with the most influential for the second time running,Mr. Stephen Harris, CEO of the largest commercial heat treater in the worldBodycote. Recently we had the opportunity to interview Mark, an interview which can be found atMark Hemsath, VP Super IQ and Nitriding, SECO/WARWICK | The MontyHe is a prolific writer and has written a number of articles about heat treat technologies including Intelligent Gas Carburizing with Super IQ. In the US southeast region few names are as well recognized as that of Kyle Favors, President of Heat Treating Services Unlimited and CF Thermal. Paulo is a family owned business and the second largest commercial heat treater in North America as ranked by The Monty https://themonty.com/project/largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-august-2020/ Ben has been with the company for 44 years and served as President for many of those years. BEng, Electronic and Information Engineering from Queens University Belfast. Daniel spent his early career at Novar plc until 2005 and prior to that worked at ICI and management consultant, Arthur D Little. Rich is a long time heat treater working with both commercial and captive heat treaters and incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of heat treating. Chris Otten,Schaeffler. Over the years Bill has travelled the world advising on heat treat related issues and gained a very loyal following. Karl-Michaels knowledge of heat treating and his friendly manners have long made him a favored speaker at heat treating events around the world. Is this something you can comment on? Bodycote upgraded our capabilities with the Elgin operations to ensure delivery of the best possible efficiency and geographical network to serve customers from the agricultural, mining, construction, automotive, and various other manufacturing supply chains in the region. Out of their 3 competitors, Oerlikon, Kennametal, and GKN, Bodycote's score ranks in 3rd place. Obviously continuous processes with salt quenching are highly unattractive to us!, We do like vacuum carburizing. This question ties in closely with the previous one; is there any particular type of heat treating that you see growing substantially in the near or medium term? The first thing we do is then look for unused or underutilised furnaces already in our network. In many instances we do not take work that is already being done in-house. He was proven correct in that Advanced is one of the largest commercial heat treats in North America as rated by The Monty Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2020 | The Monty This is what one individual had to say about Gary; I would like to nominate Gary Sharp. Roger has used his knowledge of Heat Treating to help educate others by writing and publishing several technical papers on Heat Treating and Materials Process as well as traveling to and teaching at conferences and local ASM chapters all over the country. The Bodycote Executive Team is rated a "C" and led by CEO Stephen Harris. "We are pleased to address our customer needs by bringing HIP services closer to their facilities," said Stephen Harris, Bodycote Group chief executive. Having established industry expertise over decades, Bodycote has more than 50 HIP vessels of varying sizes in multiple locations. Typically at this point the customer will very seriously consider outsourcing.. External roles: Non-executive Chair of CellMark AB from 2021 (not listed) Mr. Rich Ott. Today we have about 5,700 employees with sales of 728 million compared with over 7,500 employees and sales of 551 million back then., A key focus has been improving operations. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Spent his early career in engineering with Courtaulds plc and then moved to the USA to join APV Inc from 1984 until 1995, where he held several senior management positions. These are run by Paul Clough and Eric Denisse respectively. Along the way he revolutionized the way brake rotors for the auto industry are processed, namely throughFerritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) in very large tip up style furnaces. Stephen Clive Harris, Bodycote PLC: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login Software Updates Manage Products and Account Information US Edition Subscribe Live. Eastern Europe and Asia are two markets that we are paying close attention to. I would say the results of that acquisition were mixed. Our prediction is that under his leadership the company will continue to grow and expand into new markets both geographically and product wise. The company also provides surface technologies, which are used to prolong the working life of components and protect from environmental factors, such as corrosion and abrasion. There are no executives at Bodycote Plc getting paid more. Ben Rassieur, President at Paulo Products Company. Although Bill has the rather modest title of Sales & Marketing Director at furnace builder Gasbarre a number of people pointed to Bill as the real driving force behind the company (please note that furnace manufacturing is only a part of Gasbarres business, the company also offers other products such as presseshttps://www.gasbarre.com/ ). Qualifications: Graduated with a BSc in Mathematics from Concordia University, Montreal followed by an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. Supplying some of the most highly regulated industries, Bodycote boasts an extensive list of accreditations: Stephen Harris, Group Chief Executive, and Dominique Yates, Chief Financial Officer, introduce Bodycote, our strategy, and business model. External roles: Non-Executive Director of Huttig Building Products Inc., a NASDAQ listed international distributor of construction products since 2015. Since 2016 Victor has been Heat Treat Engineering Manager at Caterpillar in Monterrey, Mexico-Caterpillar is probably the largest in house heat treater in all of North America. The first to focus on LPC as a primary product: Dennis Beauchesne quickly realized that the future of heat treating would be lead by Low Pressure Carburizing and worked with the parent corporation to make connections in the following industries to grow their already impressive reference list: Automotive, Captive Heat Treaters, Aerospace, Consumer tools along with tool and die. Fred Hamizadeh, Director Global Manufacturing Services AAM Heat Treat & Facilities Process. Obviously the names will change to Bodycote. In a past life I was involved with the equipment renting business which in some ways is similar -many small companies because who is going to drive more than 50 miles to rent a tool? Mr. Stephen Harris, CEO, Bodycote Plc. Connections. To some extent this surprises me as my understanding is that profit margins are lower in North America than other areas such as Europe. Instead, we reorganised the company. Dans North American Automotive and General Industrial (AGI) business now reports to Tom Gibbons. I am tremendously proud of all of our people but if pushed I would suggest our two Elder Statesmen. Stephen Harris Bodycote Group Chief Executive Source: Bodycote. We were overwhelmed with votes for Mr. Jeff Hemmer, for the past number of years CEO, President and COO of commercial heat treater Bluewater Thermal. The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services worldwide Bodycote plc, Metal & Steel Heat Treating :: Bluewater Thermal Solutions, Commercial Heat Treating Company | Solar Atmospheres, Solar Manufacturing Our vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces are designed to be the most energy efficient, cost effective, highest performing and most technically advanced furnaces on the market. With your permission I will refer back to that original interview for our answer: I was trained as an electrical engineer but along the way I acquired a business degree from the University of Chicago. (solarmfg.com), Aymeric Goldsteinas, Product Development Manager, Ipsen, Rockford, Illinois. I have to say that I have never received any real sort of consensus. Legal | Privacy | Accessibility | Site map | Alerts | Company registration | Copyright Magyar esk Dansk Nederlands Suomi Franais Deutsch Romn Slovenina Espaol Svenska Trke Italiano Polski Carlos is relatively young for this position (in years gone past he has made our lists of the Top 30 Under 30 heat treaters) and his enthusiasm and energy are starting to take the company in new directions. Stephen Harris Bodycote CEO Rating Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Dan is one of two industry consultants who makes our list this year. The problem is that when they have a quality escape, the OEM ends up owning the heat treater, which is not what anybody wanted., Apart from our bias towards large customers I would say the biggest difference between us and most commercial heat treaters is our focus. Fred is one of 3 individuals on our list this year involved in the in house heat treating industry (the other two are Chris Otten of Schaeffler Bearings and Rich Ott of Linamar). In fact, it is quite rare for us to take over a captive. . Tom is based in Texas and is President, Aerospace, Defense & Energy, Heat Treat and Surface Technology at Bodycote which is one of two Bodycote divisions, the other being the AGI division (Automotive & General Industry). Bodycote, a global thermal processing services provider, is expanding its hot isostatic pressing (HIP) capability in Greenville, SC in the U.S. The majority of the time taken in getting a capital item approved is taken up with the GM and the divisional team doing their homework. Bodycote has acquired quite a number of HIP vessels over the years from companies both small and large that have attempted to enter the HIP industry and failed quite spectacularly. Since 2009 we have closed 70 facilities and opened or acquired 52. Non-executive director of Kinnevik AB, BIMA Mobile, Tele 2 AB and Bayport Financial Services. This suggestion is fairly typical of what we received about this interesting individual; I wanted to share my recommendation for Shlok Sundaresh for his influence in the heat treating industry. Rob works extensively with the ASM Heat Treating Society, especially in the area of technical programming for the bi-annual Heat Treat Conference. The number of employees ranges from 1.0K to 5.0K. Jim has been in the industry for over 15 years and has made a real name for himself, especially when it comes to CQI-9 and Nadcap. 10 Employees at Bodycote rate Stephen Harris a 30 out of 100, which ranks them 3rd out of Oerlikon's competitors. We often hear about small commercial heat treaters that venture into doing business under onerous trading terms which they are happy to sign. HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Svenska Handelsbanken AB, UniCredit Bank AG, ING Bank NV, Wells Fargo Bank, NA and KBC Bank NV, Solicitors Retired from Bunzl plc on 31 December 2018. The international leader in thermal processing focused on servicing the specific needs of a diverse client base, from the regional demands of the automotive and general industrial markets to the global network essential to meeting the needs of our aerospace, defence and energy customers. We are often approached to do this, however we are not interested in high volume operations where the only motivation is for the customer to swap their balance sheet for ours. Again it is crucial that we match the correct process to the customers needs which means we are at the mercy of the customer.. Bodycote's CEO, Stephen Harris, has a CEO approval rating of 31/100, as scored by 8 Bodycote employees, placing Stephen Harris in the Bottom 5% of similarly-sized companies for CEO score. Most future growth will be organic as opposed to acquisitions. The registered office remains in Macclesfield, UK. The basic criteria to make the list is that the individuals named are in positions to influence the heat treating industry in North America either in terms of presenting new technologies, influencing purchasing decisions, deciding what type of heat treating to do or effecting current heat treatment practices. Share Excel Stephen Harris Overview . For more information on Bodycote, visit www.bodycote.com - Ends - About Bodycote He was appointed to the Board of Powell Duffryn plc as an Executive Director in 1995 and then went on to join Spectris plc as an Executive Director from 2003 to 2008. When we spoke a few years back you estimated that captive heat treating represented 80% of the total market and commercial heat treating the remainder. In large part, how the GMs succeed is up to them, but we do have a number of rules that have to be followed. It is a dangerous temptation to keep adding technologies to a single plant. Just click the envelope beside your performance below to notify us and get it on your profile. From 1990 to 1992 he worked for Lloyds Bank plc and then switched to British Nuclear Fuels plc from 1993 to 2006. Vacuum Furnaces for Industrial Heat Treating | Ipsen (ipsenusa.com), John Hubbard is a founding partner of Thermal Process Holdings, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. 12. A good question. Many PE firms do not have a great knowledge of running businesses themselves and they tend to underinvest. Surface Combustion is one of the oldest and most established furnace builders in North America. Our accreditations Supplying some of the most highly regulated industries, Bodycote boasts an extensive list of accreditations: An introduction to Bodycote Stephen Harris, Group Chief Executive, and Dominique Yates, Chief Financial Officer, introduce Bodycote, our strategy, and business model. For the past 9 years he has been President of the company after having spend some time at heat treating giant Bodycote. Over the years he has worked with 3 of the largest controlscompanies in North America and for the past 14 he has been with SSi, thepast couple as Vice President of Sales. Now, granted 2009 was the depth of the worst recession since the 1930s but this still represents a tremendous appreciation. As a past President of furnace builder Ipsen and now in charge of acquisitions for Bodycote, Mario has had a very definite impact on our industry. Nobody in the heat treating industry will argue with me when I say that Bodycote is the only truly global commercial heat treater. Bodycote CEO and key executive team Bodycote's Group Chief Executive is Stephen Harris. And the man in charge of these heat treats? Thermal Process Holdings | A Unique Partnership for the Future You Want. Last rating was 13 days ago. Unfortunately, there arent any that I am allowed to share with you at this time., Thanks for taking the time to talk with me. Located in the US Midwest Bill is one of two consultants on our list this year. When Gary started Advanced Heat Treat Corp., in Waterloo, Iowa he had a dream, a dream that he Plasma Nitriding had a substantial place in the north American, industry. If my memory is correct I believe I saw a press release from Bodycote a little while ago mentioning that you had signed a long-term contract with Rolls-Royce which would indicate that the answer is yes. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award and was elected to the Class of Fellows for ASM International. I think this is sensible as the risks are lower and that market is growing at a reasonable rate.. Todd Wenzel, President, Throughput Consulting., Inc. Rounding out our list of the most influential in the North American Heat Treating Industry we have Mr. Todd Wenzel, President and founder of Throughput Consulting a provider of software solutions designed specifically for the Heat Treatment industry; Mr. Another factor that strikes me is that the bureaucracy in the industry is far smaller than in most other industries.. 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