Fifth generation of family takes control of company that opened in 1889
J.C. Steele & Sons is pleased to introduce the next generation of Steele family members to lead the company. Steele specializes in material preparation, feeding and shaping solutions for customers in heavy clay, metals, minerals and mining.
Mac Steele is now President in charge of all worldwide sales and customer service. He will also oversee Steele’s sister company in Germany, Händle Maschinen und Anlagenbau GmbH, which provides engineering and machinery to the ceramics industry around the world.
Marian Steele Clark is now President in charge of finance and all manufacturing operations in Statesville, North Carolina, where the company has its headquarters. She will also manage the company’s Australian subsidiary, Steele Australia.
David Steele, the previous president and a fourth-generation member of the Steele family, becomes Executive Chairman, a part-time position to manage a smooth transition to the fifth generation of leadership. He will also serve as liaison to Direxa Engineering, a Steele subsidiary based in Lakewood, Colorado that specializes in engineering, procurement and construction for ceramics plants.
“Mac and Marian will be excellent leaders,” David Steele said. “They both have the education and experience to lead this company into the future, as we build machines and relationships that last for generations.”
Steele opened its doors in 1889 and has been continuously owned and operated by the Steele family from the beginning. The new generation of leadership is committed to the company’s tradition of providing engineering, machinery and service solutions to its customers around the world.
“As the fifth generation of Steeles to run this company, Marian and I know what we have to do,” Mac Steele said. “Our task is to leave this company better than we found it.”
“John and David Steele, the fourth generation of Steeles to run the company, did this — and our plan is for the next generation of leadership to do the same thing.”
For more information on Steele, contact us at +1 704.872.3681 or info@jcsteele.com.