Non- profit organisation, Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI) has announced that its Vice President, Jan Morr, has been appointed the Regional Sales Manager for Würth House of Threads, an operating company of Würth Industry North America (WINA). Her role will cover Würth business throughout the Midwest.
During her 11 years in the fastener industry, Morr’s career has encompassed manufacturing of structural bolts to currently selling for a division of one of the world’s largest fastener distributors. She has also been an integral part of Women in the Fastener Industry, an organization built around women supporting women.
Jan will be working inside WINA’s newly formed Construction Services Division, comprised of Würth companies House of Threads, Weinstock Bros, Würth Action Bolt, and recently acquired Atlantic Fasteners. The new division is backed by over 230 years of experience and will service the construction industry with structural fasteners, safety equipment and PPE, inventory management solutions, manufacturing capabilities, and more.
Furthermore, WIFI (Women in the Fastener Industry) has announced its 2021 Officers and Board Members.
Jen Kushnir has been named President of the WIFI organisation. Kushnir currently holds the position of Sales Manager for DLP Coatings, Inc. DLP Coatings is an industry leader in providing superior quality of painted fasteners to a wide array of markets.
Taryn Goodman will be acting as WIFI Treasurer. Goodman was named Vice President of Finance at Industrial Rivet & Fastener Co. in 2014. In this role, she is responsible for the financial operations of the company and is also involved in strategic, marketing and human resources aspects of running the day-to-day business.
Additionally, Becky McMorrow has been named Board Member for 2021. McMorrow currently leads Marketing and the Business Transformation Office for Würth Industry North America (WINA) a strategically aligned collective of 14 companies in North America and Brazil.
Kristen Rivera has also been named a WIFI Board Member alongside Caia Baker and Kimberly Arnold.
Rivera currently holds a Sales for S.W. Anderson, stocking distributor and engineering representative for specialty fasteners, standard fasteners, and other OEM components.
Caia Baker is the VP of Procurement for Fasteners Direct, Inc., a wholesale distributor of fasteners, located in Upstate, NY. Her fastener journey began in 2013 when she was hired as the purchasing assistant.
Arnold has been working in the Fastener Industry for over 17 years, at Brighton Best. She has now been the Cleveland Branch manager for 10 years. Arnold also sits on the Board of North Coast Fastener Association. This will be her 3rd year on the Board.
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