Emerson Promotes Leadership within Pipe and Electrical Solutions Group

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Dec 16, 2019

Emerson has promoted Justin King to Vice President of Engineering and Rob Trefz, Vice President of Marketing for their professional tools business. The promotions will aid the company in creating synergies between their RIDGID and Greenlee brands. Emerson’s professional tools business also includes the Klauke brand.

Both King and Trefz bring extensive leadership skills and experience working for Emerson brands to their new roles. In their positions, King will lead the development and evolution of the entire Professional Tools line of Pipe and Electrical products, including RIDGID and Greenlee. Trefz will oversee all product management, product marketing and marketing strategy; assuring the products meet the needs of tradespeople worldwide and that the benefits are effectively communicated.

King has worked with Greenlee since 2007, joining the company as Country Manager for China; he then held various roles in strategy and business development, product management, and engineering. Following Emerson’s acquisition of Greenlee in 2018, King became Director of Engineering and Innovation for Greenlee within the Professional Tools business.

He has a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School in the UK and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. King also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University.

Trefz has worked with Emerson since 2004, joining the company as a Global Commodity Manager.  He held procurement roles for Emerson and their motor division before moving into various marketing and business development roles at RIDGID. He most recently held the position of Vice President of Marketing for Greenlee.

Trefz is a licensed Professional Engineer, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Photo: Justin King (Left) and Rob Trefz (Right)

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