Minnesota Wire Appoints Three New Board Members As Company Experiences New Growth

Minnesota Wire has appointed retired U.S. General Joseph Votel, Michael Wright, and Maureen Schriner, PhD as new directors on the board. This follows monumental growth in the company’s custom wire and cable manufacturing.

July 20, 2020 / / —

ST. PAUL - Minnesota Wire, an innovative leader in custom wire and cable manufacturing, has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors to advise the company during a time of monumental company growth. The new directors, retired U.S. General Joseph Votel, Michael Wright and Maureen Schriner, PhD, were recently formally voted onto the board.

“These three directors add valued expertise as Minnesota Wire expands our reach in the medical, military, aerospace and industrial markets with innovative, customized products to solve unique interconnect problems,” says Minnesota Wire CEO and Board Chair Paul Wagner. “We are forging ahead with more innovations and investments in 2020. The newly reshaped Board of Directors will be instrumental in those endeavors.”

About retired U.S. General Joseph L. Votel
General Votel is a retired four-star general with nearly 40 years of military experience. He brings expertise to support the specialized wire demands of the defense industry, including the U.S. Department of Defense, a long-time client of Minnesota Wire. He most recently served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Special Operations Command prior. He has served in the Pentagon, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, among others.

About Michael Wright
Mr. Wright is an accomplished strategic advisor who brings over 30 years of experience in global technology, business strategy, operational development, organizational architecture, and business growth directly supporting Minnesota Wire’s development of proprietary, patented innovations. He held global CEO, COO and other prominent positions in public, private and non-profit organizations spanning multiple industries. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota, and Chairman of the University’s Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) Advisory Board.

About Maureen Schriner, PhD
Dr. Schriner brings more than 25 years of experience in communications in journalism, strategic organizational and corporate communication, and education. Her diverse portfolio will help elevate Minnesota Wire’s communication, marketing and branding initiatives, as well as valued connections as a former instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and as former director of marketing and communications for the Minnesota High Tech Association. She currently works on 2020 Census communications for the U.S. Census Bureau.

The three new directors join the existing board, including: Jim Bartholomew – Partner and Co-Founder of Lighthouse Management, Jerry Dettinger – CEO Torque Fitness, Chris Duca – Former President at Canon USA of Virtual Imaging. About Minnesota Wire Minnesota Wire [mnwire.com] is a custom wire and cable manufacturer headquartered in St. Paul, MN, with a manufacturing plant in Eau Claire, WI.

Privately owned and operated by the Wagner family since 1968, Minnesota Wire offers in-house vertical integration to custom design, develop and manufacture wire, cable and interconnect assemblies, with expertise in serving the medical, military, aerospace and industrial markets. Learn more about Minnesota Wire innovations: iSTRETCH – an electrical conductor that stretches 40% while maintaining electronic performance, and the iStealth series carbon nanotube technology, which provides conductivity with a translucent, lightweight material. More information can be found at https://mnwire.com/.

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