ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

ELKHART, Ind. — Nibco Inc. has promoted Allen Stanley to vice president, fittings manufacturing and distribution, and Rudy Smith to vice president, valve manufacturing.

Both Stanley and Smith will report to Ashley Martin, president and COO.

“Allen and Rudy have long careers with Nibco, and the knowledge and expertise that they both bring to these roles will be valuable for the success of our organization,” said Martin in a press release.

In his new role, Stanley has responsibility for the Stuarts Draft, Virginia, manufacturing operations and the demand-planning department, along with his current responsibilities for the U.S. distribution centers, world headquarters logistics, and all Nibco plastic-manufacturing facilities.

Stanley began his career at Nibco in 1997 as an administrative manager at the Atlanta distribution center. He held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including operations manager at the Elkhart distribution center, manager of distribution and transportation, and, most recently, director of plastic fittings manufacturing and distribution.

Stanley holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. He also earned a master’s degree in marketing from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

In his new role, Smith will have responsibility for Nibco’s Blytheville, Arkansas, facility, along with the company’s facilities in Nacogdoches and McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico.

Smith began his career at Nibco in 1996 in logistics at the company’s world headquarters. Two years later, he was promoted to operations manager of Nibco’s Nacogdoches facility and transferred there. He held various roles, from production superintendent to plant superintendent to plant manager, and most recently, senior plant manager at Reynosa.

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Rice University in Houston, Texas.