ACME United Promotes Olschan to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1999--Acme United Corporation (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :ACU ACU See: Asian currency units ) has promoted Brian S. Olschan to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. effective February 1, 1999. The appointment was announced by Walter C. Johnsen, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Olschan joined Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. United in September 1996 as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Acme, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Cordset and Assembly Products for General Cable Corporation. Mr. Johnsen commented that under Mr. Olschan's leadership, the U.S. Consumer Business has grown more than 10% annually since 1997, driven by product innovation and new mass market customers. During the same period, the Medical Division obtained new hospital and alternate care contracts. Mr. Olschan will continue to lead sales and marketing in addition to his new responsibilities. Acme United is one of the largest producers of shears, scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends , rulers, first-aid kits and related products for consumers, as well as a leading producer of metal disposable medical scissors, instruments, and sterile procedure trays. |
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