Hillenbrand appoint new subsidiary president

Mark Kohler appointed as new president of Size Reduction Group, part of the American company’s K-Tron subsidiary

HILLENBRAND have announced the appointment of Mark Kohler as new president of Size Reduction Group, a division of the company’s K-Tron subsidiary.

Mr Kohler’s primary responsibility is to oversee the strategy and global growth of Size Reduction Group’s three brands: Gundlach, which manufactures crushing equipment used at mining sites for coal and other minerals; Pennsylvania Crusher, which makes crushing and sizing equipment used at utilities and other industrial processors; and Jeffrey Rader, which manufactures equipment used for processing bark and wood chips for the pulp, paper, forest products and biomass industries.

Mr Kohler began his career 35 years ago as a designer at Gundlach in Belleville, Illinois, working his way up through a number of positions, including vice-president of manufacturing.  Since 2007, he has served as general manager of Gundlach and during his tenure has helped the division double its business, most notably developing and introducing the brand’s crushers and cage mills around the globe.

‘Mark has deep institutional knowledge about both the company and the industries served by Size Reduction Group,’ said Joe Raver, president of K-Tron International. ‘I look forward to working closely with him to develop and implement the company’s global growth strategy.’