OLD FORGE, PENN. (Nov. 17, 2014)—Richard Golden, CEO of Golden Technologies, announces the recent hiring of Ralph Emmett as Golden’s new vice president of operations.
Emmett comes to Golden with more than 30 years of experience as an executive in operations management and engineering. He holds a degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from the University of Scranton and has credits from the American Management Association in Boston and New York City.
Most recently, Emmett served as the vice president of Reilly Finishing Technologies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for seven years. Prior to that, Emmett was the general manager of Trion Industries in Wilkes-Barre for more than 20 years. Additional employers included Air Devices, Pineville, North Carolina; Anemostat Products Division, Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Signetics Corporation, San Jose, California.
In these roles, Emmett has directed executive management teams along with hundreds of employees working in various departments including manufacturing, engineering and sales with proven results.
“Ralph brings a tremendous amount of leadership, management experience and talent to the Golden team that will benefit many areas of the company, not only in manufacturing,” says Golden. “In the few short weeks he has been with the team, Ralph has already made significant improvements to our manufacturing processes to increase production while maintaining our highest quality standards. Ralph is a true leader and a team player who has already earned the respect of his colleagues. We look forward to following Ralph’s direction to take our manufacturing and operational processes to a new level.”
Golden Technologies, headquartered in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, is the manufacturer of powered lift and recline chairs in the global mobility products market. Visit goldentech.com.
