KraussMaffei Corp. Names Strall New President
Succeeds Rodgers as head of North American operations for builder of injection molding, RIM, extrusion and compounding machines.
KraussMaffei has named Nolan Strall president of KraussMaffei Corp. North America (KMC), based in Florence, Ken. He will report directly to Volker Nilles, executive VP, New Machines. In his new role, Strall will be responsible for all activity in North America including sales.
Strall succeeds Charles Rodgers, who following a transitionary period will be leaving the company in February. Prior to this position, Strall served as VP of Operations and Digital and Service Solutions (DSS) for KMC, where he was responsible for aligning the New Machines and DSS teams and processes in order to ensure maximum efficiency and profitability of the organization. He will remain a member of the DSS global management team.
Strall holds a Bachelor’s degree in industrial technology engineering, with a focus in manufacturing information systems technology, along with a minor in business administration from Ohio University. Prior to KMC, Nolan held roles of increasing responsibility in the aerospace and general industry machine tool equipment market. He also worked for Siemens across multiple operating sites in various operational functional leadership positions.
Nolan Strall. Photo Credit: KraussMaffei
“The team we are building here in Florence has a deep technical background in our core technologies, of course, but we’ve also added key leaders and initiatives in complimentary technologies, which will add new solutions for our existing customer base, as well as provide penetration into new markets,” Strall says. “It’s a humbling privilege to have the chance to support and lead the team in North America strategically and operationally as president, and I look forward to contributing to KraussMaffei’s positive development, especially with regard to growth through new markets and technology diversification.”
John Fini will succeed Strall in the role of VP of DSS for KMC. Fini comes to KMC from the Rehrig Pacific Co., where he held roles of increasing responsibility over his 10+ year tenure, including project manager, plant manager, and most recently, national reliability manager.
