BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$800.0M
- Private
- US
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In 1849, a pail factory was established in Menasha, Wisconsin. From the day Elisha D. Smith bought the factory in 1852, Menasha Corporation's goal has been to create long-term value for customers, employees and shareholders. Take a tour of our history - and share in the celebration of our past, present and future!
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arthur W. HugeNumber of Employees 3,500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Paperboard Mills: 322130
Recent Events
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Ash is new president of Orbis Corp.
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Kotek is new CEO of Menasha Corp.
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Menasha Corp. names Kotek president, CEO
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Menasha Corp. names new CEO
News & Analysis
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Butte des Morts near Oshkosh recovery draws more money
Funding just expanded for what the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considers the country's largest PCB cleanup. The Menasha Corp. lent its support to cleaning PCBs from Little Lake Butte des Morts near Oshkosh. The Neenah-based company announced last week that it will put $7 million toward...
Menasha deserves tax refund: in Wisconsin.
Neenah, Wis.-based Menasha Corp. should have been refunded more than $342,000, a state Appeals Court ruled last week. In 1995 the company purchased a computer system from the German computer software company SAP AG, reports AP. It downloaded the basics of the program in March 1996...
ORBIS buying LINPAC materials handling.(IN WIS.)
ORBIS Corp., Oconomowoc, Wis., a subsidiary of Menasha Corp., plans to acquire the North American material handling business of LINPAC Group Ltd., Birmingham, England, reports The Kentucky Standard. Terms weren't disclosed. The transaction includes two Kentucky plants and a facility in Shanghai, China. ...
NJP installs new Folder-Gluer.(SIGNATURE[TM] ELITE)
New Jersey Packaging NJP, Div of Menasha Corp, has installed a Signature[TM] Elite 90 Folder-Gluer from American International Machinery, Inc., in its new folding carton facility in North Carolina. The Elite is Signature's high-speed machine with in-line carton ejection. NIP also purchased a Signature[TM] Speed-O-Line Pack...
COMBINED SEATING
Should a merger or strategic alliance fill a CEO vacancy? Credit unions often pay top dollar to find a new chief executive officer who can lead the credit union through today's complex financial services environment. That is, if they can find one. When they can't find a qualified...
PARTNERSHIPS/AGREEMENTS
Anonymous Machine Design 08-04-2005 PARTNERSHIPS/AGREEMENTS Byline: Anonymous Volume: 77 Number: 15 ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 08-04-2005 Page: 31 Section: NEWS Type: Periodical Language: English Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products has signed an agreement with Menasha Corp. to purchase its Poly Hi Solidur Inc. business, a leading manufacturer of ultrahigh-molecular-weight...
Menasha mill to close if no buyer found.(ON AUG. 9)
The Menasha Packaging Paperboard LLC plant in Otsego, Mich., could close on Aug. 9 unless a buyer is found. That's sobering news to the community and the plant's 200 workers who knew the plant was for sale, but didn't know it could be dosed so soon, reports...
Business Excellence is Goal of MSOE Consortium
Steve Roberts remembers when Menasha Corp. first looked into implementing the principles of lean manufacturing, such as standardizing procedures and eliminating waste. "We recognized that what we needed to do was more than just a one-person job," says Roberts, Menasha's director of Lean Six Sigma. "We had to find the...
Menasha loses software tax case, $260 million in dispute
In the latest round of a software sales tax dispute that could hit state firms for $260 million in tax refunds, Menasha Corp. lost in court over its $500,000 refund request. The decision in Dane County Circuit Court reverses last year's Tax Appeals Commission ruling in favor of Menasha. Under...
Mobile Design Lab speeds package development: working with a vendor can be a long and arduous process. Here's one approach that allows design and testing in your own backyard.
When Liz Lehman, Packaging Buyer at Ames True Temper, needed to test the viability of changing its "Grain Scoop" carton from a double-wall to a single-wall material, she wanted immediate test results. In this world of faster time to market, any competitive edge...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Arthur W. Huge | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| James C. Janning | Group President, Harbour Group, Ltd. |
| David H. Rust | Chief Human Resource Officer |
| Edward Wojciechowski | CIO & Vice President |
| Eugene E. Dul | Cortegra Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| James J. Sarosiek | Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer |
| Thomas M. Rettler | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Kevin P. Head | Vice President, Tax & Assistant Treasurer |
| Lea Ann Hammen | Vice President Treasurer |
| Lee Ann Hammen | Treasurer & Vice President |
| Mark D. Gorzek | Controller & Vice President |
| Mark P. Fogarty | Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
| Ralph L. Evans | Menasha Vice President of Human Resources and Foundation President |
| Elisha D Smith | Menasha Corporation's Founder |
| Bob Reynolds | Director, Prod Dev |
| Lindsay A. Gardner | Director, Corp Development & Strategic Planning |
| Steven H. Kromholz | Director, SSC |
| Dave Stewart | Senior Product Manager |
| Bob Dring | Treasurer |
| Elaine M. Thompson | Paralegal, Shareholder Relations |
| Peter C Kelly | |
| Thomas V. Bender | Assistant General Counsel |
| Timothy C. Shepard | Attorney |
| Bruce W. Schnitzer | Director |
| Charles W Buxton | Director |
| Robert G. Bohn | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Donald C. Shepard | Board of Directors |
| Harry F. Jones | Board of Directors |
| John N. Lauer | Board of Directors |
| Katharine C. Gansner | Board of Directors |
| Kirby A. Dyess | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Development Corporation | President & CEO | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harbour Group Ltd. | Group President | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Group President, Harbour Group, Ltd. | Current |
| Federal Signal Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Director | Current |
| UAL Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Federal Signal Corporation | Chairman and Director | Former |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | MBA | Former |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Chief Human Resource Officer | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Plexus Corp. | Vice President Human Resources | Former |
| Indiana University | BS Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | CIO & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Cortegra Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | President, New Jersey Pkgng | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Corporate Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Vice President, Tax & Assistant Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Vice President Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Treasurer & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Development Corporation | Controller & Vice President | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Controller & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Menasha Vice President of Human Resources and Foundation President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Menasha Corporation's Founder | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Director, Prod Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron, Bell International, Inc | Managing Director and Vice President of Operations | Current |
| Isonics Corporation | Vice President, Corporate Development and Life Sciences and Director | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Director, Corp Development & Strategic Planning | Current |
| Isonics Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Director | Former |
| University of Louisville | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Elliott School of International Affairs Co | BA In International Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Director, SSC | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Senior Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Paralegal, Shareholder Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Way Fox Cities | CEO | Current |
| United Way Fox Cities | President | Current |
| Center for Spirituality & Leadership At Marian College | Current | |
| Menasha Corporation | Current | |
| United Way Fox Cities | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Assistant General Counsel | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Attorney | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yankelovich, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Wand Partners Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Casewise Systems Inc. | Director | Current |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | senior executive with Marsh & McLennan. As President | Former |
| Menasha Corporation | Director | Current |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Morgan Guaranty Trust Company | Vice President | Former |
| Morgan Guaranty Trust Company | Head of Mergers and Acquisitions | Former |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Senior Executive | Former |
| Republic Companies Group, Inc. | Chair of Board | Former |
| Republic Companies Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| The University of Texas | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Masters of Business Administration Degree | Former |
Chuck Buxton serves as director of prosthetics at Menasha. He received his Associate of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh concurrently with his Certificate in Prosthetic from Northwestern University in 1987. He became a certified Prosthetist through the American Board for Certification in 1989. Chuck is a member of the American Academy of Orthotics & Prosthetics and the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Prosthetics & Orthotics | Certified Prosthetist | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Director | Current |
| University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | Associate of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Menasha Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Robert G. Bohn was appointed CEO in October 1997 and chairman in January 2000. Prior to becoming chairman and CEO, Bohn was president and chief operating officer for Oshkosh Corporation. He also held the position of president of Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, acquired in September 1996. Bohn led Pierce's corporate management team and had overall responsibility for sales and marketing, manufacturing operations, quality, new product development and purchasing at the company. Since joining Oshkosh in May 1992 as group vice president manufacturing, Bohn has directed a substantial reduction in manufacturing hours for commercial vehicles and reductions of inventory space and cost. He was elected to the position as president and chief operating officer (COO) of Oshkosh Corporation in February 1994. He was elected to the Oshkosh Board of Directors in 1995, a position he holds in addition to his responsibilities as chairman and CEO of Oshkosh Corporation. Bohn has extensive experience in growth strategy development and execution, international market development, acquisitions integration, and in maximizing operational efficiency. He came to Oshkosh from Johnson Controls, Inc. European Operations, where he spent considerable time as a global manager. Bohn serves as a director of the following companies: Menasha Corporation, an industry-leading packaging, logistics and marketing services company, and Carlisle Companies Inc., a diversified global manufacturing company serving the construction materials, industrial components and diversified components industries.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Graco Inc. | Director | Current |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Menasha Corporation | Director | Current |
| Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. | President | Former |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | President | Former |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Group Vice President Manufacturing | Former |
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