Okuma America names president/COO

June 8, 2005
Okuma Corp. has promoted Larry Schwartz to president and COO of Okuma American Corp., Charlotte.

Okuma Corp. has promoted Larry Schwartz to president and COO of Okuma American Corp., Charlotte. He succeeds Dean Hanaki, who has been named Okuma America's chairman and CEO.

Schwartz was formerly vice president of sales and marketing. He has been with Okuma America for 10 yr, working in manufacturing, sales, marketing, and executive management.