Kenwood Painted Metals to merge with Ohio-based company
OLYMPIA FIELDS - Kenwood Painted Metals announced it will merge with Cleveland, Ohio-based Flack Global Metals.
Terms of the merger were not announced.
Jeremy K. Flack, CEO of Flack Global Metals, will retain his position as CEO while Greg Underwood, president of Kenwood Painted Metals, will join the company as executive vice president.
Ben Bucci, Flack Global Metals president, said the merger "represents two strong companies coming together to further our capabilities for execution at even higher levels.
"With combined capital and scale, our companies create a compelling offering that is galvanizing the iconic U.S. steel and metals industry," Bucci said. "We believe this is exactly what customers and vendors expect from the next-generation service center."
Founded in 2010, Flack designs and produces products using flat-rolled steel, aluminum and stainless steel. Each metal is prepared to all value levels including coating, embossing, blanking, slitting, and sheeting.
Kenwood has been a leader in painted metals for over 30 years. The knowledge and technical expertise behind its success augments the integrity, durability, and functionality of the original material.
Kenwood will expand and enhance Flack's network of North American processing partners and global network of resources.
"Kenwood adds extensive coil coating expertise to Flack's impressive processing capabilities," said Underwood. "Flack's pivotal convergence of its metals market expertise and international networks allow us to capture new opportunities and service clients from purchase through delivery."
Also joining Flack's leadership team will be Kenwood's Aaron Underwood, as vice president of construction products, Rick Sutkus, as chief operating officer, and Jeremiah Porter as vice president of business intelligence. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Flack will add Kenwood's Olympia Fields and Atlanta, Georgia offices to its existing locations in Chicago, Scottsdale, Arizona and Columbia, South Carolina.