April 10, 2017 – Automated Control Concepts, Inc (ACC), announced that key executive team members have been promoted to advanced roles within the company as the company founder, Robert Tomasetta, retires from the operational role he has held for 34 years to serve as Chairman of the Board.
Michael Blechman has been named Chief Executive Officer. In addition to continuing to provide strategic guidance and planning, he will focus on specific growth initiatives and will oversee ACC’s financial management. Prior, Mr. Blechman served as the company’s president for 18 years.
Kevin Hannigan will step into the role of President and will oversee all aspects of ACC operations. Formerly, Mr. Hannigan was Executive Vice President. He will define business development strategy and company initiatives for customer solutions, as well as set goals for ACC’s product development and market focus.
Arlene Weichert has been named Executive Vice President of Sales. In the past, Ms. Weichert has also served ACC as Manager of Sales and Marketing, Sales Engineer, and Project Engineer. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing target markets and geographies, developing sales resources, and furthering the market awareness of ACC and its capabilities. To better reflect the refinements being made operationally, the executive team is planning for improved and enhanced customer-facing and public-facing communications over the next months.
