Safelite Group, Inc. has named the new Vice President of Marketing and Business Development as Mark Placenti, who joins Safelite from Columbus, Ohio-based Fahlgren Advertising. His new responsibilities include advertising, public relations and communications along with consumer, client and Web marketing. “Mark brings a wealth of advertising and marketing experience to Safelite,” said Dan Wilson, President and CEO, Safelite Group, Inc. “We“re all very excited to have him on board to build on our strong marketing foundation.” Mark has previously held positions with The Circle K Company, SBC Advertising and Whole Brain Films. His account experience includes C/S/K Automotive, National Tire and Battery, Worthington Industries, Scotts Professional Products and Eddie Bauer Home. Placenti is a graduate of The Ohio State University and resides in Upper Arlington. Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Group is a provider of property and casualty claims management solutions and auto glass products and services. Safelite Group is the parent company of Safelite Solutions LLC, a third party administrator of property and casualty claims, Safelite AutoGlass, the largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services in the USA, Service AutoGlass, a US auto glass wholesaler, and Safelite Glass Corp., a fabricator of aftermarket windshields.

For the post of Technical Director at its facility in Newnan, Georgia, Grenzebach Corporation has named Gerald Haas, who holds two technical degrees and an MBA degree from Strathclyde University in Gl…

For the post of Technical Director at its facility in Newnan, Georgia, Grenzebach Corporation has named Gerald Haas, who holds two technical degrees and an MBA degree from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, UK. For the past 11 years, Gerald has held various positions at ITW Glenview, Illinois, a fortune 200 company, where he has accumulated an outstanding knowledge of the customized industrial systems market. Grenzebach Corporation, with its parent company Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH, is a worldwide leading manufacturer of production equipment for the flat glass and construction material industries. Grenzebach Corporation was founded in 1988 to focus on the fast growing American markets and to intensify the direct contact with existing and new customers in North and South America. Our goal is to expand our flat parts handling equipment into new market segments and continue to strengthen our leadership position in the glass, gypsum board, and fiber cement board handling industry. We always want to exceed customer expectations by providing outstanding customized products and excellent service by our highly qualified employees. Grenzebach Corporation currently employs over 100 specialists in its Newnan facility. For over 15 years, highly skilled sales, design, and manufacturing teams have fulfilled Grenzebachs promise to providing excellent and timely service to its American customers. The US headquarters is located in Newnan, Georgia.