JK Adams Company appoints new CEO: first non-family at helm

JK Adams Company, the premium supplier of Made in USA wood housewares, announces the appointment of Jon Blatchford as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Blatchford joins JK Adams after working for a group of privately held manufacturing companies for the past 20 years. Most recently he was the Director of Sales & Marketing for New Hampshire Industries.

MISys hires Nelson Rooker as director of software development

Manufacturing Information Systems, Inc. (MISys) of Woodstock, Vermont announced today the appointment of Nelson Rooker to the post of Director, Software Development.

“We were very fortunate to find someone with Nelson’s skills right in our backyard,” said Dave Brown, CEO and President of MISys. “He has extensive project and product management experience in the software field and has a fresh perspective that will help MISys adapt to the dynamic world of software development.”