OPW Combines Three Business Units to Better Serve Europe, Middle East & Africa

HAMILTON, Ohio and HODGKINS, Ill. (April 2, 2015) – OPW, a Dover Company, announced that, as part of its growth strategy and One OPW initiative, it has consolidated its OPW KPS, OPW Fibrelite and OPW Fluid Transfer Group Europe management teams to create a single business unit, named OPW EMEA. The combined company will offer a broad product portfolio focused on the safe and efficient handling of fuels and critical fluids in EMEA. Phil Carlin has been appointed managing director of the new business unit and will report directly to OPW President David Crouse. Harry Gilde, managing director of OPW Fluid Transfer Group Europe, and Ian Thompson, managing director of Fibrelite, will report directly to Carlin.

Carlin will be based out OPW EMEA headquarters in Kungsör, Sweden. Carlin joined OPW in 2000 and has held multiple positions with the company, including several senior executive positions. As general manager of the OPW Electronic Systems business unit, Carlin was integral in several global expansion initiatives including opening an OPW sales office in Russia, expanding OPW’s engineering resources in Poland and India, and leading operations in Brazil. “Phil’s international experience and leadership skills make him uniquely qualified to lead the consolidated OPW EMEA business unit,” Crouse said. “He brings a strong working knowledge of OPW’s product portfolio and the global marketplace.” “A combined OPW group enables us to deliver greater value to our customers worldwide,” noted Carlin. “We will capitalize on our collective strengths to enhance product innovation and to better serve our customers.” In addition, Michael Savignac joined OPW as vice president and general manager for the OPW Electronic Systems business unit. Savignac succeeds Carlin who was promoted to managing director of OPW EMEA. In his new role, Savignac will provide leadership and overall management of the Electronic Systems business unit, which OPW formed in April 2014. Savignac will be based at the OPW facility in Hodgkins, Illinois, and will report to OPW President David Crouse. “Mike’s prior success at PDQ makes him the ideal candidate to lead OPW’s Electronic Systems business unit,” Crouse said. “With his prior experience and leadership in this marketplace, the division will continue to realize growth while emphasizing product innovation and customer value.” Most recently, Savignac served as president for Florida-based Datamax-O’Neil, where he led the business in developing and providing thermal printing solutions to a global marketplace. Prior to his role at Datamax-O’Neil, he worked at PDQ Manufacturing for 13 years, where he held the positions of executive vice president and president. Under his leadership, PDQ realized significant growth, exceeding financial goals while focusing on product innovation. In addition, prior to joining PDQ, Savignac held senior executive roles in sales, manufacturing and marketing in several divisions of Illinois Tool Works. “I look forward to working with the teams at OPW and PDQ to continue to leverage the industry-leading technologies that are the cornerstone of both companies,” Savignac said. Savignac holds a Masters of Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. OPW specializes in fully integrated fluid handling, management, monitoring and control solutions for the safe and efficient handling of critical petroleum-derived fluids from the refinery to the commercial and retail points of consumption, including loading systems, rail and transport tank truck equipment, tank gauging equipment and automated fuel management systems, valves and fittings, underground and above ground storage tank equipment, spill containers, overfill prevention devices, secondary containment sumps and flexible piping, fuel dispensing products, including swivels, breakaways, industrial and automatic dispensing nozzles for vapor recovery, gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels, and clean energy fueling nozzles and accessories for LPG, Hydrogen and CNG.