CPI Names Kenneth H. Guss as President.WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ) announces the Board of Directors has named Kenneth H. Guss as the company's President. With an impressive work and educational background, Mr. Guss brings over 15 years of outstanding executive-level leadership to CPI. His professional career has been marked by successful strategic development and integration resulting in superior revenue growth, operational capability, cultural foundation and overall positive business results. Mr. Guss's leadership style of eliminating the wall of hierarchy between management and the workforce has created strong values and teamwork, increasing performance levels and sales growth. Prior to his recently appointed responsibilities with CPI, Mr. Guss served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ) for AeroMark Group. At AeroMark Group, consisting of three privately held aerospace companies, Mr. Guss led a turnaround that restored financial and customer credibility as well as 300% revenue growth. Before AeroMark Group, Mr. Guss was the CEO for London-based Senior plc, a $350 million Aerospace Group consisting of ten companies in Europe and the US. While at Senior plc he implemented growth strategies, lead the implementation of lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. processes and worldwide aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. strategies that achieved 10% sales growth and a 31% increase in operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. . Mr. Guss formerly functioned as the President for Raytheon Aircraft Parts and Inventory Distribution Company (RAPID), a $300 million aftermarket subsidiary of Raytheon Aircraft where he established new warehouse logistics capabilities for worldwide distribution as well as implemented an E-commerce service expertise and aggressive growth strategy. Mr. Guss has also held key leadership positions with Vickers Inc., Sterer Division of Aeroquip/Vickers where he produced a 10% increase in sales for 2 consecutive years and a 250% increase in operating income. Kenneth H. Guss holds Juris Doctor The degree awarded to an individual upon the successful completion of law school. Juris doctor, or doctor of Jurisprudence, commonly abbreviated J.D., is the degree commonly conferred by law schools. and B.S. Degrees in Law from Western State University, Fullerton, Calif. as well as Program Management from the American Graduate University and Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. Training. |
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