Carey Leaving Aearo Company; Kulka Named Vice President of Finance.Business Editors INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000 Bryan J. Carey, Aearo Company executive vice president, chief financial officer, and managing director, Europe, will leave Aearo effective Sept. 30, 2000. Carey will join Vestar Capital Partners in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of as a managing director of Vestar Resources, the company's portfolio monitoring and management group. Vestar is a principal shareholder of Aearo, an Indianapolis-based manufacturer of personal protective equipment. Carey assumes his new position at Vestar Oct. 1, 2000. Carey will devote approximately 50 percent of his time from Oct. 1, 2000 through the end of the year to Aearo business. Thereafter, he will be available to Aearo on an on-going basis as a strategic advisor. Commenting on Carey's departure, Mike McLain, Aearo's president and chief executive officer, said, "Bryan has played an incredibly key role in the growth and success of Aearo. His business acumen acumen Astuteness, perception, perspicacity and honest, straightforward management style have earned him the respect of all who have worked with and for him. We will surely miss him, but it's a comfort to know that he'll be working for Vestar and will remain a valued resource for Aearo." Jeffrey S. Kulka, Aearo's corporate controller, has been named the company's vice president of finance, effective Oct. 1, 2000. Kulka joined Aearo in March 1997 in his current capacity. He has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting. "Jeff brings a wealth of skills and knowledge to his new role. The experience he's gained as Aearo's controller, coupled with the terrific learning he's acquired from both domestic and international assignments, suit him well as he takes the lead for Aearo's finance team," McLain said. Kulka earned a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in management from Oakland University History Oakland University was created in 1957 when Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile magnate John Francis Dodge, and her second husband Alfred Wilson donated their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University, including Meadow Brook Hall, Sunset Terrace and all the in Rochester, Michigan Rochester is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,467 at the 2000 census. The City of Rochester is bordered on the north, south, and west by the City of Rochester Hills. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in finance from Wayne State University Wayne State University, at Detroit, Mich.; state supported; coeducational; established 1956 as a successor to Wayne Univ. (formed 1934 by a merger of five city colleges). in Detroit. He is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and a member of the Financial Executives Institute. Aearo, with sales of approximately $300 million, is one of the world's leading suppliers of hearing protection, prescription and non-prescription safety eyewear, face protection, head protection, and respiratory protection products. Its products are sold under the EAR(R), AOSafety(R) and Peltor(R) brand names and are used in manufacturing, construction, mining, transportation, public utilities industries, the military and other potentially hazardous environments. Aearo is also the leading supplier of personal protective equipment to the rapidly growing consumer market. Aearo has 13 manufacturing locations worldwide as well as a world class automated distribution center in Indianapolis. |
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