In today's announcement, Preformed Line Products Company announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dennis F. McKenna as its Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024. As the CEO of the company, Mr. McKenna will take over from Robert G. Ruhlman, who has served since 2000 and is now the Executive Chairman of the company.
Over the course of his impressive 30-year career, Dennis McKenna has steadily progressed through a variety of leadership roles at PLP after joining the company's ranks in 1993. His most recent position was that of Chief Operating Officer at PLP, where he was in charge of the company's global operations and business development efforts.
Having joined PLP in 1993, Dennis McKenna has steadily progressed through the ranks of the company, becoming a member of various leadership roles over the course of his impressive thirty year career. In his most recent role, Dennis served as PLP's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the company's global operations as well as its business development teams.
As CEO, Dennis will help lead a company that has experienced multiple years of consistent growth and will focus on continuing to expand the company's global sales, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities. In May, J. Ryan Ruhlman was appointed President of PLP and will be responsible for driving PLP's business development objectives, marketing strategies and people-centric goals as well as driving PLP's marketing strategies.
 It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the Board of Directors of PLP have selected Dennis as the 4th CEO of the company in its 76-year history, according to Rob Ruhlman, currently the company's CEO, who will serve as its future Executive Chairman in the future. Having someone like Dennis, who has been with the company for thirty years, rise through the ranks to become our next Chief Executive Officer is a great testament to the importance we place on the retention and development of our employees.
It is an honor and a privilege for me to have the opportunity to serve as the CEO of PLP," said McKenna.. As with so many people at this company, I am passionate about helping the people with whom we interact every day, and I am also passionate about helping the critical industries that we serve, as well. During this time, I look forward to working closely with Rob, Ryan, the Board of Directors, and the entire PLP organization as we expand our product offerings, diversify globally, and deliver the unparalleled service our customers and partners around the world have come to expect from this great company.
During this time, I look forward to working closely with Rob, Ryan, the Board of Directors, and the entire PLP organization as we expand our product offerings, diversify globally, and deliver the unparalleled service our customers and partners around the world have come to expect from this great company.
PLP - WHAT WE DO
With precision-engineered solutions that protect the world's most critical connections, PLP creates stronger and more reliable networks that are trusted by energy companies and communications providers worldwide to perform more efficiently and last longer. With locations in over 20 countries, PLP works as a single global corporation, providing unparalleled customer service and high-quality products to our customers around the world as a single global corporation.
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