James J. Kregel was named Vice President and General Manager of the Gardner Denver Thomas Products Division on July 1, 2005, the date Gardner Denver announced the completion of the acquisition of Thomas Industries Inc. Mr. Kregel served as Vice President of Worldwide Pumps and Compressors for Thomas Industries at the time of the acquisition. Prior to this, he held the position of Vice President and General Manager of the North American Group. Mr. Kregel joined Thomas Industries in 1988 as Director of Marketing. Previous to his employment with Thomas, he was Director of Sales for Tecumseh Products, Inc. Mr. Kregel earned a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Keller Graduate School.
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