Pictured above: (l-r) Mike Southwell is taking over from
Barry Reeves as Managing Director of bellows and machinery
protection specialist Beakbane
Kidderminster-based bellows and machinery protection specialist
Beakbane has announced the retirement of Managing Director Barry
Reeves. He will hand over the reins to Mike Southwell, who joins
the company from TRW.
Mike was previously Managing Director of TRW Conekt, which
specialises in advanced sensing, control and actuation devices, and
Portfolio Director for TRW European Steering Products. He is a
Chartered Engineer, MBA and Member of the Institute of Mechanical
Engineers.
Barry joined Beakbane as Finance Director in 1995 and was
appointed Managing Director in 2006. Since then he has seen the
company through the recession on a sound financial footing and
overseen its best ever financial results. He has also laid the
foundations for future growth by implementing major investments in
manufacturing plant and equipment, creating a strong research and
product development facility and nurturing a very capable
management team.
Beakbane's Chairman Ken Worthing commented: "Barry has been a
highly respected and able leader of the company and we are
delighted to have secured someone of Mike's calibre to continue to
take us forward. With his management expertise and experience of
advanced manufacturing operations in a multi-national engineering
organisation, Mike is ideally suited to help us continue to provide
our existing customers with excellent products and services, and
extend our business into new markets."