Freudenberg appoints Smith to global executive Team

The Freudenberg Group announced the appointment of Leesa A. Smith to the company’s Global Executive Team (GET).  She will represent North American operations. GET has the responsibility for creating regional cooperation across the company and in specialty areas including finance, technology, sales and marketing, environmental protection and occupational safety and corporate shared services. Currently, Smith is president of Freudenberg North America Limited Partnership (FNALP).  Smith also is responsible for the Corporate Shared Services Department for Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies which is a manufacturer of precision-engineered seals and elastomeric products. The Freudenberg Group primarily supplies seals and vibration control technology, nonwovens, filtration, lubricants and release agents, as well as mechatronic products. The parent company of the Freudenberg Group is Freudenberg & Co., which is headquartered in Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany.  (June 23, 2011)