Grede Names New VP-Operations in Wichita

Feb. 5, 2008
Antonetti relocates from Iron Mountain Foundry
Grede Foundries, Inc. appointed Dan Antonetti as its new vice president of Operations for its Wichita, KS, foundry. Grede, headquartered in Milwaukee, has eight foundries in the U.S. producing gray iron, ductile iron, stainless steel, and specialty metal castings. The Wichita foundry produces ductile iron castings from 2 to 70 lbs., in volumes up to 600,000 pieces/year, for hydraulic equipment, internal combustion engines, transmission, heavy equipment, and other applications. Antonetti has been the factory manager at Grede’s Iron Mountain Foundry in Kingsford, MI, where he began his career with the company in 1989. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Michigan Technological University.