East Penn Partners with Evernham Motorsports for 2006
East Penn, which manufactures Deka brand batteries, announced this week a new partnership with Evernham Motorsports for the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series. The Deka logo will appear on the B-Post (between the driver’s window and the back window) of the No. 9 Evernham Busch Car. Drivers Kasey Kahne, Jeremy Mayfield and Scott Riggs will be alternating turns driving this car. The Deka logo will also appear on each driver’s Busch uniform and on all the Evernham transporters and pit boxes.
East Penn Named to Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” List
East Penn Manufacturing was recently named to Fortune magazine’s ninth annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The Lyon Station, PA-based battery manufacturer was listed as number 79 in the overall ranking, which includes hundreds of companies throughout the U.S. The list and related stories appear in the January 23 issue of Fortune and on the magazine’s website ( www.fortune.com).
East Penn Names Metzger Sales Manager Automotive Cables and Diversified Products
East Penn Manufacturing Company recently announced the promotion of Pharon L. Metzger from assistant sales manger to sales manager automotive cables and diversified products.
East Penn Manufacturing’s Ziegler and Kapp Promoted
The promotions of Todd Ziegler and Joseph Kapp were recently announced by East Penn Manufacturing. Ziegler has been promoted to the position of assistant manager of sales programs and coordination. Kapp has been promoted to the position of account executive, OE sales.
East Penn Expands Roles of Top Executives
DeLight Breidegam, chairman, and Dan Langdon, president, recently announced the expanded roles of Robert Flicker to executive vice president and chief operating officer: manufacturing, engineering and distribution and Christopher E. Pruitt to executive vice president of sales, finance and administration.
East Penn Manufacturing’s Kubinak and Herman Promoted
East Penn Manufacturing has promoted two of its executives — Doug Kubinak and Bruce Herman. Kubinak has been promoted to the position of director of sales, branded automotive batteries. Herman has been promoted to the position of national sales manager, branded automotive batteries.Kubinak will assume responsibility for branch and subsidiary operations, as well as branded automotive battery sales.Herman, in addition to having regional branch and subsidiary operation responsibility for the Northeast region, will assume overall responsibility for national account sales for distribution through East Penn’s branch system.
East Penn Promotes Jeff Coleman to Director of OE Sales
East Penn Manufacturing recently announced the promotion of Jeff Coleman to the director of Original Equipment Sales, Automotive Batteries. In addition to continuing to support multi-national customers, Coleman will also be expanding his involvement in developing and implementing business growth strategies for the company’s Original Equipment Division.
East Penn Receives MAC Engineering Future Vision Award
East Penn Manufacturing was recently honored by MAC Engineering for its continuous improvements in battery manufacturing technology and its partnership in exploring new processes and methods. MAC Engineering presented East Penn with its Future Vision Award.
Douglas Battery Sells Automotive Battery Division to East Penn
Officials from Winston-Salem, NC-based Douglas Battery Manufacturing Co. announced Tuesday the company will sell its automotive battery division to East Penn Manufacturing Co. In November, Douglas announced it would cut as many as 350 jobs in Winston-Salem this year as it restructured its struggling automotive battery division, according to the article. The company plans to focus more on its growing industrial battery division.
East Penn Promotes Donna Snyder to Director of Marketing and Advertising
East Penn Manufacturing Co. recently announced the promotion of Donna Snyder from advertising manager to the director of marketing and advertising.