Thomas VanSumeren appointed Traco general manager

Traco, a division of Kawneer Co., Inc., announced that Thomas “Tom” VanSumeren has been appointed general manager. In this position, he will draw on more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing management and engineering to deliver operational and service excellence, and drive profitable growth for Traco, according to a company release.

Most recently, VanSumeren served as plant manager for Kawneer's curtain wall and window plant in Springdale, Ark., where under his leadership the plant achieved record results. VanSumeren began his career with Alcoa in 1992 as senior manufacturing engineer for the Alcoa Technical Center near Pittsburgh and later held various leadership positions in Alcoa’s automotive businesses. In 2006, he joined Alcoa’s Kawneer business as corporate technical manager responsible for developing and carrying out technical solutions to help improve manufacturing operations. This led to his promotion to Springdale plant manager. Prior to joining Alcoa, he spent six years with Kaiser Aluminum.