David Barber recently joined Hardinge Inc. of Elmira, NY, in the newly created role of Director of Corporate Promotion and Marketing Manager. In this role Barber will be responsible for all marketing activities within North America, as well as, overseeing the company’s image and marketing focus on a global scale.
"Hardinge is truly a world-class machine tool builder that is poised for rapid growth", notes Barber. "I’m very excited about the opportunity to play such a significant role in implementing their marketing strategy, worldwide".
Barber has spent the past 12 years in the industry as a marketing manager for several machine tool builders and distributors, including Technical Equipment, Machine Tool Systems, Bridgeport Machines and most recently United Grinding.
Hardinge Inc. is based in Elmira, NY where turning centers, milling machines and workholding devices are manufactured. In addition, Hardinge manufactures machine tools in both Asia and Europe, and is the parent company to many famous brands, including Bridgeport machining centers and Kellenberger, Hauser, Tripet and Tschudin grinding machines. The company’s common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol HDNG.
Hardinge Inc., One Hardinge Drive, PO Box 1507, Elmira, New York 14902-1507 USA. Phone: 800-843-8801; Fax: 607-734-8819; E-mail: info@hardinge.com