Personnel Notes

BHS names managing director of NRT product line

Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Julie Fuller managing director of its National Recovery Technologies (NRT) business unit. Fuller will lead NRT’s sales, finance, service and manufacturing teams in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as the European Max-AI sales team out of Amsterdam.

“Julie is an exceptional leader with a wide breadth of experience; we are fortunate to have her come on board to lead NRT,” CEO Steve Miller says. “The application of NRT’s innovative technology in optical, controls automation and artificial intelligence is changing the industry. Julie will be a vital part of continuing that fast-paced growth while maintaining our high-performance, results-oriented and quality focus for our customers.”

BHS says Fuller will focus on driving the continued growth and development of NRT’s products, including optical sorters, controls automation and the full Max-AI product line. She has more than 25 years of experience as an executive in roles tied to operations, product development and management, engineering and developing customized solutions across international settings.

“I am excited to join the NRT team as part of the BHS family of companies,” Fuller says. “NRT is a global leader in applying sophisticated technology to help solve the waste and recycling challenges our world faces. Our large global footprint coupled with our many years of recycling infrastructure experience, worldwide install base and service teams make NRT a trusted partner in the waste and recycling industry. I look forward to working with our passionate team as we continue to advance the technology and grow the company.”

Fuller joins NRT from Tennessee-based crane provider Tadano Mantis Corp., where she was president and chief operating officer. Other positions she held at that company include vice president of engineering, purchasing and marketing and general manager of engineering.

BHS designs, manufacturers and installs of optical sorting systems, controls automation and Max-AI technologies. In addition to NRT, the BHS family of companies includes Nihot and Zero Waste Energy.

Avis makes several personnel changes

Upland, Indiana-based Avis Industrial Corp. has made several personnel changes within its Recycling and Waste Equipment Division.

Nate Kuhl has been named general manager of American Baler and site leader of its Bellevue, Ohio, operations. He previously was plant manager with American Baler and has been with the organization for 15 years.

Roger Griffin, president and general manager of International Baler Corp., has been named site leader of the Baxley, Georgia, operations.

Jerry Lott has been named site leader of Harris’ Cordele, Georgia, operations, where he has served as plant manager.

Mary Johnson has been named director of inside sales and order administration. She previously served as general manager of Harris’ Baxley operations and has been with the organization for 30 years.

These individuals report to DJ VanDeusen, president of Harris and Avis’ Recycling and Waste Equipment Division, as they identify opportunities to maximize capacity across the four operating locations.

Moline, Illinois-based recycling and trading firm Midland Davis Corp. has announced a promotion and a new hire in recent personnel moves.

Lily Ramsey has joined its brokerage staff as a junior broker. Working from Starkville, Mississippi, Ramsey will facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers of scrap paper, plastics and postconsumer scrap metal.

She is a recent graduate of Mississippi State University and has begun training led by Senior Vice President Paul England.

Midland-Davis also has promoted Susan Petersen to director of customer service. The recycling company says the promotion is a significant milestone that recognizes Petersen’s exceptional contributions, leadership abilities and unwavering dedication to ensuring superior customer experiences.

In her previous role as customer service manager, Petersen “consistently demonstrated an exceptional commitment to customer satisfaction and played a pivotal role in enhancing our customer service operations,” the company says, noting Peterson has exceptional communication skills, problem-solving abilities and a passion for delivering outstanding service that have been “instrumental in fostering long-lasting relationships with our valued customers.”

As the director of customer service, Petersen will oversee a team with responsibilities involving ensuring the delivery of prompt, efficient and personalized support to customers while aligning with the company’s mission and values, according to Midland-Davis.

Midland Davis, a family-owned business, was established in 1892. The company operates a processing plant for scrap paper, plastic and metal in Moline as well as brokerage offices in Moline; St. Louis; Atlanta; Muskogee, Oklahoma; St. Catherines, Ontario; and Starkville, Mississippi. Midland Davis serves recycling companies, paper mills and recovered plastics consumers worldwide.

ABTC appoints chief financial officer

Battery metals manufacturer and recycler American Battery Technology Co. (ABTC), Reno, Nevada, has appointed Jesse Deutsch chief financial officer.

“As we ramp up our commercial-scale manufacturing operations over the coming months, we are excited to have such an experienced leader as Jesse join ABTC in this pivotal time to help drive our growth and financial path forward,” CEO Ryan Melsert says. “We have an immense number of financial and strategic opportunities in front of us, and, with this enhanced leadership team, we are looking forward to driving them to execution.”

Deutsch has more than 25 years of finance experience in multinational corporations in the U.S. and abroad. ABTC says he has led several businesses through high-growth phases and completed more than 75 merger and acquisition transactions with strategic partners. He joins ABTC with nearly 20 years’ experience as a chief financial officer with global brands that include Kraft Foods and Aramark Inc. and has served in executive financial leadership roles at Visa, Philip Morris and Altria.

In his new role, Deutsch oversees ABTC’s financial operations, including executing financial growth strategies to accelerate the commercialization of its battery recycling and battery metals manufacturing operations. He is responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting and controls, risk management, financial performance and revenue growth, investor relations and reporting and compliance.

Former DJJ exec promoted within Nucor

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Nucor Corp. has promoted former David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ) trader Brad Ford to executive vice president of fabricated construction products.

Ford started in 2001 as a brokerage representative with Cincinnati-based DJJ, which Nucor acquired in 2008. He then was district manager and international trading manager.

In 2013, he became commercial vice president at DJJ’s Florida-based subsidiary, Trademark Metals Recycling LLC (TMR). He then served as president of TMR from 2015 to 2020 before becoming general manager of the building products business unit, Vulcraft-Indiana, in 2020.

Ford was vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel Decatur LLC before his recent promotion.