Okuma America Corp. Appoints New VP of Engineering & Factory Automation Group
Wade Anderson will lead Okuma America Corp.’s engineering department, which includes applications engineering, product engineering and quality assurance teams.
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Okuma America Corp. has announced the appointment of Wade Anderson to the position of vice president of the Engineering & Factory Automation Division for the Americas. This new role was created to optimally position Okuma to serve customer needs for evolving and next-generation manufacturing solutions.
Anderson brings more than 30 years of machine tool industry experience to his new role, having held previous positions as a machinist, application engineer, sales engineer and manager, product specialist manager, technical center manager and most recently the general manager of Okuma America’s Factory Automation Division. In this new role, Anderson will lead Okuma America Corp.’s engineering department, which includes applications engineering, product engineering and quality assurance teams. Additionally, Anderson will continue to lead the Okuma Factory Automation Division, a business division created in 2023 to develop and expand a comprehensive line of CNC automation solutions to be used with Okuma machine tools. Anderson also serves as a member of the company’s executive steering committee.
“Wade embodies our mission, vision and values through his strong and passionate leadership,” says Jim King, president and COO of Okuma America Corp. “I am confident that his diverse background, deep process
knowledge and ability to build effective teams and programs will continue to drive excellence in engineering and automation technology at Okuma America.”
In addition to his professional experience, Anderson earned a degree in business administration and management from Southern New Hampshire University.
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