Tenere Names Brian Steel as Chief Executive Officer

A seasoned executive with deep growth acceleration and strategy
implementation experience, Steel steps into role after serving as
Tenere’s Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing

DRESSER, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CEO—Tenere
Inc. (Tenere), a full service provider of complex metal and plastic
components and assemblies for Fortune 500 companies, today announced
that Brian Steel has been named its new Chief Executive Officer. Steel
has a rich history in scaling global sales organizations and most
recently served as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at
Tenere.

“It’s an honor to be given the opportunity to lead the exceptional team
at Tenere and to continue to support our customers in fast changing,
dynamic markets,” stated Steel. “I am looking forward to leading Tenere
into its next phase of growth, one that I believe will set us apart as a
leading global contract manufacturing partner of premier plastic and
metal products. Tenere’s deep mechanical engineering expertise, combined
with our prototyping and manufacturing capabilities across North
America, enable us to deliver unmatched speed, flexibility and quickly
scale production for complex customers.”

Prior to joining Tenere, Steel was Vice President of Global Sales at PCH
International, where he exponentially grew its turnkey solution
development and custom manufacturing business serving some of the
world’s leading brands including Apple, Dell, Google, Go-Pro, and
Microsoft. Previously, he served in sales leadership positions at supply
chain services provider Zomax, where he successfully reversed flat to
declining existing customer revenue streams resulting in year-over-year
revenue growth for key accounts, and at outsourced hosting and technical
services vendor Agiliti, where he led all of the firm’s direct and
indirect salespeople in execution of the company’s national sales
strategy.

“We’re thrilled to have Brian at the helm at Tenere,” stated Robert
Ackerman, Partner at Watermill Group, the private equity owners of
Tenere. “With the company’s expected global growth following its recent
expansion in Mexico, the opportunities for Tenere are tremendous.
Brian’s deep experience with growth acceleration and strategy
implementation, along with his strong customer focus, will help keep
Tenere on a strong growth trajectory.”

About Tenere Inc.

Tenere Inc. provides integrated customer-driven solutions to original
equipment manufacturers leveraging our core competencies in prototyping,
design for manufacturability, tooling, production and assembly. With
over 50 years of experience, the company specializes in fabricated sheet
metal, injection molded products, machining and rapid prototyping, as
well as providing integration for system-level assembly services. Tenere
is headquartered in Dresser, Wis., and operates four manufacturing
facilities across North America. Tenere was acquired by Watermill
Group in 2012.

Contacts

Tenere Inc.
Audrey Hamilton, 303-453-8020
[email protected]