Ken Forden named general manager of Nordson EFD Division

Nordson Corp. appointed Ken Forden to the position of vice president and general manager of its Nordson EFD division. The division is a leading manufacturer of precision dispensing equipment and packaging solutions which are used in adhesives, lubricants and other fluids in a wide range of industrial assembly processes. Forden has more than 25 years of leadership experience, having worked at different business units within General Electric Company and Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan Technological University. (August 27, 2012)