Expert advice from today’s manufacturing leaders

Who are today's leaders in manufacturing and what does it take to be a leader? Is it the one who makes revolutionary changes at their company? Is it the one who embraces the latest technological advancements? Perhaps it's the person who rose up from the shop floor to the C-Suite. Being a great manufacturing leader is a challenge that includes guiding a company through competition for hiring a skilled workforce, coping with supply chain issues, and so much more. On October 29 at 12PM ET, join three of those leaders, representing BIG DAISHOWA, SMW Autoblok, and Lang Technik, for our Leaders in Manufacturing Roundtable – and learn what leading means to them.

Speakers

 

Michael Herman
Vice President of Sales
BIG DAISHOWA Inc.

Michael Herman is Vice President Sales at BIG DAISHOWA Inc. (Hoffman Estates, IL). Mike oversees the BIG DAISHOWA sales team and supports the company’s distribution network and machine tool builders throughout North America.

Herman brings more than 40 years of experience to this role, including 14 years at BIG DAISHOWA Inc. During his tenure at the company, Mike has continued to build and develop relationships with the sales team, distribution and business partners, with a personal commitment of promoting a higher performance guarantee.

 

Larry Robbins
President & CEO
SMW Autoblok US

Larry Robbins joined SMW Autoblok US in 2007 as national sales manager before being appointed president in 2019. Now as president and CEO for SMW Autoblok US' commercial division, Robbins is responsible for all strategic sales and marketing initiatives as well as overseeing SMW Autoblok’s North America sales team and customer base including machine tool dealers, OEM’s, and various projects internationally. Robbins has more than 35 years of machine tool manufacturing experience and prior to working for SMW Autoblok, he owned a successful manufacturers’ rep company for 13 years. Robbins' expertise in the machining industry began early when he worked side-by-side his father who owned a prosperous distributorship in New Jersey.

 

Jon Dobosenski
General Manager
Lang Technik USA