Thomas F. Dierks is Regional Sales Director at Hartwig, Inc.

[ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 16, 2006] Thomas F. Dierks, formerly President of Tornos Technologies U.S. Corporation in Brookfield, Connecticut has joined Hartwig, Inc., a leading Midwestern machine tool distributor, as Regional Sales Director. In his new position, he is primarily responsible for growing Okuma’s customer base in Illinois and Iowa.

"We are delighted that Tom is on board with us," says Gary Hartwig. "His professional demeanor, integrity, machine tool knowledge, and warm customer relations are just what we look for when we get to add a significant team member. Really, there is no one better in this industry than Tom Dierks. Our customers will benefit greatly from his 30-plus years of experience."

Prior to joining Tornos in 1993, Dierks was Vice President at Okuma. He started with Okuma in 1982. Before serving Okuma, he was a Sales Engineer with Ellison Machinery, starting there in 1976. He began his career in Belvedere, Illinois at Sundstrand Machine Tool Company in 1969. Dierks holds a BS in Machine Design from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, specializing in Manufacturing Engineering. He is an active member of the AMTDA and the PMPA.

"Not only am I working for honest, hard-working people at one of the best machine tool distributorships in the country – but I’ve also come home," says Dierks who was born and raised in Illinois. He, Julie, and their three college-age children are in the process of moving from Newtown, Connecticut to Bloomington, Illinois.

Hartwig, Inc. is a 40-plus year-old company that is consistently voted "number one in the Midwest" by its principals. The company has offices in St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; Wichita, Kansas; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Englewood, Colorado; and Omaha, Nebraska. It represents machine tool lines from: Citizen, Fida, Flow, Harrison, HE&M Saw, Kira, Kitako, Komo, Okamoto, Okuma, SNK, Tsugami, and Zeiss.

News About: Hartwig, Inc.
10617 Trenton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132
Contact: John Hartwig, (314) 426-5300
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