OREANDA-NEWS. Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), an international industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider, today announced the appointment of Michael Beck to the position of Senior Vice President, Barnes Group Inc. and President, Barnes Aerospace, effective immediately. Mr. Beck succeeds Richard Barnhart, who is retiring from the Company effective June 2016.

“Michael is a proven leader with a breadth of experience in the Aerospace industry. He has a reputation for building high performance teams and a strong track record of delivering results,” said Patrick J. Dempsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnes Group Inc. “I am confident that Michael will have a positive impact on the business and become a key member of the senior leadership team driving the Company’s long-term, profitable growth strategy.”

Prior to joining Barnes Group, Mr. Beck was the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fuel and Motion Control, a $1B division of Eaton’s Aerospace Group. In this role, Mr. Beck had full profit and loss responsibility, managing nine manufacturing locations in the United States and United Kingdom. Prior to that, Mr. Beck was the Chief Executive Officer of GKN’s Aerospace Engine Systems business, where he led the due diligence, business synergies and integration of a $1.1B acquisition. Prior to that, Mr. Beck was the President and Chief Executive Officer of GKN’s global Propulsion Systems and Special Products business, managing fifteen manufacturing sites located in the US, England, Mexico, Brazil, and France. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beck was the Chief Operating Officer and Site Executive for GKN’s St. Louis, Missouri business.

Mr. Beck holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Lincolnshire and Humberside University in the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1857, Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) is an international industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider, serving a wide range of end markets and customers. The highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies, and innovative solutions delivered by Barnes Group are used in far-reaching applications that provide transportation, manufacturing, healthcare products, and technology to the world. Barnes Group’s approximately 4,700 skilled and dedicated employees around the globe are committed to achieving consistent and sustainable profitable growth.