We are thrilled to announce that Mike Finnerty has joined LPW as our new Vice President of Finance and Operational Excellence!
LPW’s core markets demand precision, efficiency, and reliability. Adding Mike to LPW’s already-strong team will enable our brands – Ladish Valves, Smith Valves, Penn Machine, Western Forge, and AIT – to drive additional value straight to our customers.
Mike steps into this mission-critical role ready to help the LPW family build for even greater durability and performance.
Why this matters for our customers and partners:
- Quality and Service: With a proven background built at blue-chip companies, Mike is a seeker of data that generates insight. He will build our data infrastructure to provide real-time, actionable insights that translate directly into better service and an improved value proposition for our customers.
- Operational Excellence: He’s passionate about the Lean Mindset and will partner with our five Business Unit leaders to find data-driven solutions, enhancing manufacturing cost visibility, improving efficiency, and shortening the lead times our customers rely on.
- Strategic Growth Focus: Mike will be the driving force behind our financial planning, ensuring our growth strategy is supported by rigorous analysis and tested against multiple scenarios.
Mike’s extensive experience in a manufacturing environment, leading financial strategy, and driving value creation make him the perfect fit for our collaborative and solutions-oriented team.
We are excited for the expertise, determination, and professional approach he brings as we continue to solve mission-critical flow control challenges for vital industries.
