Ryan Lepp Named New President at KASCO, a Steel Partners Company
KASCO, the industry leader in providing metallic blade products for the meat cutting, food cutting, and wood cutting industries to the global market, appointed Ryan Lepp as President. With a strong background in manufacturing and service, combined with a passion for leadership and growth, Ryan is eager to guide KASCO into its next chapter.
Ryan’s journey to KASCO is one shaped by strategic growth and a passion for leadership. Prior to joining KASCO, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Cleaver-Brooks. He served in various roles at Panduit, most recently as Vice President, Industrial Network Infrastructure Business.
He holds an MBA, Business and MBA, General Management/Launching Ventures from Vanderbilt University and BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University.
View his full announcement here.
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For more than 110 years, KASCO has been the industry leader in providing metallic blade products for the meat cutting, food cutting, and wood cutting industries to the global market. In addition, KASCO’s Route Distribution provides the US and Canada retail grocery and retail food industries with quality butcher supplies, resupply products, and seasonings products. KASCO is also a premier provider of on-site electrical and mechanical repair services of retail equipment and commercial food service equipment to retail grocery and retail businesses. KASCO’s route service, repair & distribution network covers the entire US and Canada market providing a vast range of butcher supplies, seasonings, equipment parts, and repair services to grocers, food service management, and meat, seafood, deli, and bakery departments.
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