Roy Koch

12.20.10 | Aurora, IL | Mr. Roy Koch has been promoted to the position of President of Richards-Wilcox, Inc., effective January 1, 2011. He will have responsibility for all aspects of the day to day business including manufacturing, engineering, finance, sales and marketing for the Conveyor, Hardware, and Aurora Office Products Divisions of Richard-Wilcox.

Since joining the organization Mr. Koch has implemented many significant initiatives including expansion of business into Latin America and Europe, new product development, streamlining of the sales organization, and the adoption of product configuration software to improve the quality and response time for bid proposals. He has put in motion strategic plans for long term business development that are sure to yield significant results.

Richards-Wilcox owners, Manfred Haiderer, Scott Patrick, and Rich White will be assuming new roles as members of the recently created Board of Directors of Richards-Wilcox, Inc. As such they will no longer be involved in the day to day business decisions, but will support Mr. Koch on major strategic business directives to fuel the company’s future growth.