New EVP at Eriez
Charlie Ingram has been promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
Posted: January 21, 2019
In his new role, he will oversee global marketing operations and facilitate greater collaboration and standardization of marketing resources utilized by the company’s ten subsidiaries and 12 manufacturing locations.
Tim Shuttleworth, the president and chief executive officer of Eriez® Manufacturing Company (Erie, PA) announced that Charlie Ingram has been promoted to the newly created position of the executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Ingram joined the company in 1994 as the national sales manager and served most recently as the vice president of sales and marketing. “Over his 25 years of dedicated service to our company, Charlie has played a key role in developing and executing sales and marketing strategies which have significantly contributed to our company’s substantial growth and worldwide success,” stated Shuttleworth. “He is an extremely effective, respected and strategic leader in the industries we serve.”
In his new role, Ingram will oversee global marketing operations and facilitate greater collaboration and standardization of marketing resources utilized by the company’s ten subsidiaries and 12 manufacturing locations. He will champion the introduction of new products to target countries, as well as managing product line re-alignment and standardizing product designs based on market intelligence. Other duties include monitoring the professional growth of the sales and marketing team, enhancing customer satisfaction through improved sales processes and tracking global marketing performance.
Prior to joining the company, he was the manager of international marketing at Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, also serving as the general manager of the company’s Canadian affiliate. His career includes ten years at Warner & Swasey, a machine tool manufacturer, where he rose to the manager of product sales. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Denison University and received a certificate in advanced management from the University of Tennessee.
Ingram serves on the advisory board of Mercyhurst University’s Walker College of Business, the Sterling Technologies Inc., board of directors, and as a trustee fellow of Denison University. He is also a member of the Edinboro University’s president’s advisory council and is a member of the Manufacturers’ Agents National Association (MANA) board of directors. Previously, he was the president of the Erie Philharmonic board of directors, Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania, and Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA).
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