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Norcross Safety Products LLC

(NSP) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$608.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded products in the fragmented personal protection equipment industry. We manufacture and market a full line of personal protection equipment for workers in the general safety and preparedness, fire service and electrical safety industries. We sell our products under trusted, long-standing and well-recognized brand names, including North , KCL , Fibre-Metal , NEOS , Morning Pride , Ranger , Servus , Pro-Warrington , American Firewear , Salisbury and SafetyLine . Our broad product offering includes, among other things, respiratory protection, protective footwear, hand protection, turnout gear and linemen equipment. We classify our diverse product offerings into three operating segments: General Safety and Preparedness . We offer a diverse portfolio of leading products for a wide variety of industries, including the manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, construction, food processing and pharmaceutical industries and the military, under the North , KCL , Fibre-Metal , NEOS , Ranger and Servus brand names. Our product offering is one of the broadest in the personal protection equipment industry and includes respiratory protection, protective footwear, hand protection, eye, head and face protection, first aid, hearing protection and fall protection. ...

President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager
Robert A. Peterson
Number of Employees 3,055
Contact Information

2211 York Rd Ste 215

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-4019

nspusa.com

(630) 572-5715

NAICS Code Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing: 315999

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert A. Peterson President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager
Charles S. Ellis Presidentnorth Worldwide
William J. Hayes Presidentgeneral Safety and Preparedness
David F. Myers Cfo, Secretary, Executive Vice President & Manager
Ken Martell Vice President & General Manager
Benjamin A. Hochberg Manager
Brian Kwait Manager
Craig Staub Manager
Lee Wulf Manager, Info Sys
Matthew Satnick Manager
Tom Alger Plant Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Muzzi Mirza Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager Current

Organization Position Status
North Safety Products USA President Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Presidentnorth Worldwide Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC General Manager Former
Norcross Safety Products LLC General Manager Former

William J. Hayes. Mr. Hayes has served as our President-General Safety and Preparedness since October 2006. Mr. Hayes was previously with Nitto Denko Corporation, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nitto Americas (Nitto Denko s $350 million portfolio of U.S. based manufacturing companies) and also served as Corporate Vice President of Nitto Denko, a multi-billion dollar global business. Prior to joining Nitto Denko in 1994, Mr. Hayes served as General Manager of Brady Coated Products Co., a unit of Brady Corp. Prior to joining Brady in 1987, Mr. Hayes worked for Johnson & Johnson and Avery Dennison in a variety of positions.

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Presidentgeneral Safety and Preparedness Current
Nitto Denko Corporation Corp Vice President Current
Avery Dennison Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Cfo, Secretary, Executive Vice President & Manager Current

Organization Position Status
W.H. Salisbury & Company Vice President & General Manager Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Vice President & General Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Manager Current

Mr. Kwait is one of the founders of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC and was a principal in the private equity investing group of Odyssey Partners from 1989 to 1997. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Wastequip, Inc., Pro Mach, Inc. and Norcross Safety Products, LLC. Prior to joining Odyssey, Mr. Kwait was at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 1989, where he was an associate in the Corporate Finance Group and worked on various debt and equity financings and restructurings in a variety of industries, including industrial manufacturing, business services and retail services. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr. Kwait was a CPA and senior accountant at Ernst & Whinney. A native of Ohio, Mr. Kwait is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Co-President & Managing Principal Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Manager Current
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Principal Current
Ranpak Corp. Board of Directors Current
United Site Services, Inc. Director Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Member of The Board Current
Wastequip, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Co-Founder & Managing Principal Former
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Associate, Corporate Finance Group Former
Ernst & Whinney Senior Accountant Former
Bear, Inc. Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Ernst & Whinney CPA Former
University of Michigan graduate Former

Craig P. Staub . Mr. Staub has served as a member of the board of managers since April 2006. Mr. Staub joined Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC in 2003 and also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ranpak Holdings and Pro Mach, Inc. Prior to joining Odyssey, Mr. Staub was a vice president at Westbury Equity Partners where he was responsible for executing and monitoring private equity investments. Previously, he was a vice president for The Shattan Group, a boutique investment bank and Marakon Associates, a strategic consulting firm.

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Manager Current
Ranpak Corp. Board of Directors Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Board of Directors Current
The Shattan Group LLC Vice President Former
Marakon Associates, Inc. Associate Former
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Associate Former
College of William & Mary BA in Economics and MPP in Public Policy Former
College of William & Mary MPP in Public Policy Former

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Manager, Info Sys Current

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Vice President Current
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Associate Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Member of The Board Current
Saunders, Karp & Megrue Associate Former
Lazard Ltd. Analyst Former
University of Pennsylvania Ba Former

Organization Position Status
Norcross Safety Products LLC Plant Manager Current
North Safety Products-Footwear Division General Manager Former
North Safety Products-Footwear Division General Manager Former

Mr. Mirza is one of the founders of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC and was a principal in the private equity investing group of Odyssey Partners from 1993 to 1997. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Aviation Technologies, Inc., Dresser, Inc., United Site Services, Inc., Neff Corp, Norcross Safety Products, LLC., and Tri-Star Electronics, Inc. Prior to joining Odyssey, Mr. Mirza was head of the merchant banking group at GE Capital Corporation, where he was responsible for the company's cash flow lending and investing activities. Under Mr. Mirza, GE Capital's merchant banking portfolio managed over 75 investments representing several billion dollars. He had direct involvement and responsibility for a wide range of investments in various industries including retail, industrial manufacturing, business services and apparel. Mr. Mirza spent five years at Marine Midland Bank (1983 - 1988) and was a member of the bank's first LBO finance group. A native of Pakistan, Mr. Mirza is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and received his MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management.

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC One of the Founders Current
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Managing Principal Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Board of Directors Current
Aviation Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Neff Motivation Inc. Director Current
United Site Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tri-Star Electronics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Aviation Technologies Director Current
Marine Midland Bank LBO finance group member Former
General Electric Capital Corporation Head of the Merchant Banking Group Former
American Graduate School of International Management MBA Former
Claremont McKenna College graduate Former
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