John Martich named as new COO of Sumitomo Demag in U.S.

Injection press maker Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has appointed John F. Martich III as chief operating officer of the company’s two U.S. operations: Sumitomo (SHI) Plastics Machinery (America) LLC in Norcross, Ga., and Van Dorn Demag Corp. in Strongsville, Ohio.

Martich will be based out of Strongsville.

During Martich’s 25-year career with Van Dorn Demag, he has held a variety of positions, including director of quality systems & reliability engineering, director of technical service, vice president of aftersales, and most recently, vice president of operations for Van Dorn Demag Corp. and Van Dorn Service Corp.

With the March 2008 acquisition of the German-based Demag Plastics Group by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan, Van Dorn Demag became part of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s global group of companies.