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Oak Brook, IL-based A. M. Castle & Co. has Appointed Kevin H. Glynn as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. is a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products and supply chain services, principally serving the producer durable equipment, oil and gas, commercial aircraft, heavy equipment, industrial goods, construction equipment, retail, marine and automotive sectors of the global economy. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a variety of industries. Within its metals business, it specializes in the distribution of alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloys; aluminum and carbon. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Plastics, Inc., the Company also distributes a broad range of value-added industrial plastics. Together, Castle and its affiliated companies operate out of 46 service centers located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CAS".
About the Person
Kevin Glynn brings more than 15 years of diverse and complex strategy development and implementation of custom ERP and related software applications. He served as CIO for A.M. Castle & Co, IRON Solutions, Inc. and his first CIO role was with Case New Holland. Prior to that, Glynn was a Vice President with Oracle Corporation, with positions based in Europe, the US, and Latin America. Glynn is bilingual and has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is Chairman of the Board of Advisors to Northwestern University’s Master of Science of Information Technology and co-Chair of the City of Evanston’s Environment Board.
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