Prince names Harty CEO, promotes three
Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
Prince Manufacturing Corp. has named John Harty as its chief executive officer, the Sioux City-based company announced today in a news release.
In his new job, Harty will be the highest-ranking corporate officer, serving as the main artery between the corporate board and the various levels of the North Sioux City-based firm, which has plants in Sioux City, Hartington, Neb., and North Sioux City and Yankton, S.D.
Harty, a retired NFL defensive lineman, previously held management positions with Siouxland employers including Gelita USA, MCI and Long Lines. He also was the last president of Westmar University, a now-closed private liberal-arts college in Le Mars, Iowa.
Harty attended the University of Iowa, where he starred for the Hawkeyes football team. Drafted by San Francisco in 1981, he played on two Super Bowl championship teams for the 49ers, in 1982 and 1985.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Morningside College and a master's degree in business administration from Wayne State College.
Prince also announces the following promotions.
George Sully has accepted a position as Prince's first chief operating officer. He will be responsible for operation management of all the manufacturing facilities within the entire corporation. He will continue to focus on development, design, operation, and improvement systems that create and deliver our products and services.
Sully began his career at Prince in 1980. He developed the test lab at our Research & Development Lab in South Sioux. He also designed the automated test stand equipment still used today to test hydraulic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors within the corporation.
Sully is an experienced senior level engineer with a proven track record of innovative, strategic ideas and implementations. In 1992, he was promoted to general manager at Omahaline Hydraulics, the cylinder, pump and motor manufacturing facility in North Sioux.
In 1999 he was promoted to vice president of Manufacturing Technology. In 2006 he was promoted to vice president of engineering, responsible for the entire engineering department, as well as overseeing the corporate maintenance department engineer.
Sully, who has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from ISU, is a licensed professional engineer. Prior to joining Prince, he worked at Eagle Signal, E.F. Johnson and the Tri Mark Corp.
Dan Gray has been promoted to manager of the Research & Development Lab in South Sioux City, where he is responsible for coordinating the fabrication of prototype products and overseeing the testing of hydraulic components, systems and machines for the entire corporation.
Gray began his career as a production employee, at Omahaline Hydraulics in North Sioux City, during the summer following his high school graduation in 1996. While attending college, at South Dakota State University, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a production employee at Dakota Mobile Hydraulics in Brookings.
After earning his BS degree he returned to Omahaline as a plant engineer. In 2005 he was promoted to valve engineer at the corporate office. In August of 2007 he transferred to Hydraulic Components in Hartington as the project engineer.
Joel Nelson has been promoted to senior vice president of engineering. He will oversee the design and development efforts for the entire hydraulic product line of cylinders, valves, pumps and motors.
Nelson began his career in 1982 as a valve design engineer. In 1997 he was promoted to manager of the Research & Develop Lab in South Sioux. He worked to develop the automated test equipment we use to test all of our hydraulic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors. He was also the pump and motor line engineer.
Nelson received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from SDSU.
In his new job, Harty will be the highest-ranking corporate officer, serving as the main artery between the corporate board and the various levels of the North Sioux City-based firm, which has plants in Sioux City, Hartington, Neb., and North Sioux City and Yankton, S.D.
Harty, a retired NFL defensive lineman, previously held management positions with Siouxland employers including Gelita USA, MCI and Long Lines. He also was the last president of Westmar University, a now-closed private liberal-arts college in Le Mars, Iowa.
Harty attended the University of Iowa, where he starred for the Hawkeyes football team. Drafted by San Francisco in 1981, he played on two Super Bowl championship teams for the 49ers, in 1982 and 1985.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Morningside College and a master's degree in business administration from Wayne State College.
Prince also announces the following promotions.
George Sully has accepted a position as Prince's first chief operating officer. He will be responsible for operation management of all the manufacturing facilities within the entire corporation. He will continue to focus on development, design, operation, and improvement systems that create and deliver our products and services.
Sully began his career at Prince in 1980. He developed the test lab at our Research & Development Lab in South Sioux. He also designed the automated test stand equipment still used today to test hydraulic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors within the corporation.
Sully is an experienced senior level engineer with a proven track record of innovative, strategic ideas and implementations. In 1992, he was promoted to general manager at Omahaline Hydraulics, the cylinder, pump and motor manufacturing facility in North Sioux.
In 1999 he was promoted to vice president of Manufacturing Technology. In 2006 he was promoted to vice president of engineering, responsible for the entire engineering department, as well as overseeing the corporate maintenance department engineer.
Sully, who has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from ISU, is a licensed professional engineer. Prior to joining Prince, he worked at Eagle Signal, E.F. Johnson and the Tri Mark Corp.
Dan Gray has been promoted to manager of the Research & Development Lab in South Sioux City, where he is responsible for coordinating the fabrication of prototype products and overseeing the testing of hydraulic components, systems and machines for the entire corporation.
Gray began his career as a production employee, at Omahaline Hydraulics in North Sioux City, during the summer following his high school graduation in 1996. While attending college, at South Dakota State University, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a production employee at Dakota Mobile Hydraulics in Brookings.
After earning his BS degree he returned to Omahaline as a plant engineer. In 2005 he was promoted to valve engineer at the corporate office. In August of 2007 he transferred to Hydraulic Components in Hartington as the project engineer.
Joel Nelson has been promoted to senior vice president of engineering. He will oversee the design and development efforts for the entire hydraulic product line of cylinders, valves, pumps and motors.
Nelson began his career in 1982 as a valve design engineer. In 1997 he was promoted to manager of the Research & Develop Lab in South Sioux. He worked to develop the automated test equipment we use to test all of our hydraulic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors. He was also the pump and motor line engineer.
Nelson received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from SDSU.
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