At Prince Manufacturing, we know that industry-leading facilities and capabilities can only get you so far. To truly be the world-class contract management solution partner you can depend on, we need practical experience in lean management and good, old-fashioned know-how.

We know that knowledge matters just as much as integrity. That’s why we’ve recruited the best leadership team you’ll find under one roof.

Bernard J. Talwin, President and CEO
Bernard J. Talwin has held executive leadership positions including General Management and Senior Director of Operations roles within leading corporations known for manufacturing excellence and quality leadership, including Royal Dutch Philips, Motorola, and Ford Motor Company.

His broad range of experiences include improving business practices through restructured engineering, process control initiatives, and developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies and tactics, along with improving operating systems. He has a consistent history of strong quality leadership and establishing quality-oriented organizational cultures. He earned a BSc from the University of Toronto.

Dean Marsman, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Dean Marsman joined the Prince Manufacturing team in 1999 after working with Prince Automotive (Johnson Controls, Inc.) for more than sixteen years. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Johnson Controls' Director of Advanced Sales. Prior to this position, Dean served in a variety of roles, including Personnel, Manufacturing, Program Management, Launch, and Sales. Dean received a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Hope College and a Masters in Business Administration from Grand Valley State University.

AnneMarie Hannes, Vice President, Human Resources
Anne Marie is a Senior Human Resource Executive with more than twenty years of experience, primarily with manufacturing organizations. Over the past fifteen years, she has been the most senior Human Resources executive and integral member of senior management with public and privately held companies, encompassing multi-site and international locations. She has SPHR certification and a BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.

Wayne Knott,Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Wayne Knott is a Senior Financial Executive with more than twenty years of experience in the manufacturing industry. He held Vice President and CFO roles in two major manufacturing companies. Besides serving in key financial roles, he also has general management and product distribution experience, along with broad expertise in corporate and systems integration, reorganization, quality systems, and acquisition and divestitures. He brings a strong background in cash management and expense control to Prince Manufacturing. He earned a BS degree in Accounting from Brescia University.

Stephen Floyd, Regional General Manager, Southeast
Stephen Floyd developed his progressive manufacturing experience with leading organizations such as Milliken & Company and Lydall, Inc. prior to joining Prince Manufacturing in. With those organizations, he held positions in Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Quality Management, and Product Management before advancing into General Management responsibility. Steve received his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Business Administration from Clemson University.

Steve Pittman, Regional General Manager, Midwest
Steve Pittman is a Manufacturing professional with more than 27 years of experience in engineering, quality, and manufacturing management. He has more than eight years of experience in plant management at sites with teams ranging from 50 to 1100 employees. He also brings past experience with the Deming Quality Management system, working with him on a leadership committee at Allison Transmission Division of General Motors. His corporation experience includes fifteen years in automotive components, ten years in the transportation industry, four years in military contracting and one year in contract manufacturing. Steve holds a BS degree from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology with a minor in Supervision.

Aurelio Acosta, Regional General Manager
Prince Manufacturing Southwest and Latin America
Aurelio Acosta joined the Prince Team in 2003 with a broad and deep career in international industrial management. He has more than thirty years experience in the Maquila Program in Mexico and has worked for in the Electronics, Injection Molding, Electronic components, Computers, Aluminum forming, Stamping, and Communications industries, where he has held positions from Supervision level to Vice President of Operations and Division Manager. He also has extensive experience in transferring industries to Mexico as well as managing companies in the United States. He is a graduate of University of Texas at El Paso with a BS in Electrical Engineering and postgraduate courses at Boston University and Harvard.

Aurelio Acosta se unió al equipo de Prince a la mitad del 2003 después de una larga carrera en diferentes áreas Industriales. Tiene mas de 30 anos de experiencia en el Programa de Maquila en Mexico y a trabajado en industrias de Electrónica, Moldeo de plásticos, componentes Electrónicos, Computadoras, Formado de Aluminio, Estampado y Comunicaciones donde se desarrollo en diferentes puestos que van desde Supervisión hasta llegar a Vp de Operaciones y Gerente Divisional en industrias establecidas. También tiene vasta experiencia en el translado de Industrias a Mexico como también en el manejo de compañías en EUA.Graduado de la Universidad de Texas en el Paso como Ingeniero Eléctrico y con diferentes cursos de postgrado en las Universidades de Harvard y Boston.

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