Erwin Van Boven

Sales and Engineering resource for Honsel customers. Honsel continues to lead in the fastener industry with high precision custom engineered fastening solutions. Today we can support your fastening needs not only with Rivet solutions, but also with Wire Insert Coils, Self-Clinching Fasteners, Powertrain Fastening Systems, Captive Fastening solutions and Over-Molded Fasteners.

Led Holbrook, Leland Powell and Northern Wire brands which included P&L and sales responsibilities • Redefined organization adding talent and focus to sales and continuous improvement areas • Achieved price recovery for raw material cost increases related to tariffs • Managed Northern Wire P&L through significant volume decline while improving morale and financial results

Lead sales efforts for North America, China and Japan targeting OEs, aftermarket and new markets • Management and support of sales teams in North America, Japan and China • Developed customer relationships at both operations and executive levels • Created innovative supply solutions including partnership with Japanese manufacturer • Streamlined internal processes to better support customer needs • Achieved 10% compound average sales growth rate for 2014-2017

Strategize, plan and execute business opportunities for ITW Powertrain Fastening products in Asia. • Directed and supported business development worth $20 million in annual revenue for China division • Managed and coached local sales and engineering teams in China, Japan and Korea • Researched and signed license agreement with Korean company (GEN Co.) • Key contributor and co-invented patent no. US8454290 B2 and 7,682,117

Responsibilities included new product development and management of sales & engineering department. • Co-invented 2 patent applications covering current and future planned annual revenue of $14 million • Developed new domestic OEM business with 115% CAGR for 2003-2007 • Assisted with integration of new business acquisition worth $30 Million (Crest Products) • Achieved 120% price recovery for steel cost increases (2004) • Managed ITW Southland and Morgan (ITW rubber business) sales team (2003)

Responsible for cold heading operation in Elgin, IL, automated assembly operation in Darlington, WI, supplier development and customer service. Included advising role for deep draw operation. • Lowered cold heading and thread rolling costs by 25% from 2000 to 2002 • Managed 58% revenue growth while reducing premium freight expense and customer quality concerns • Developed, tracked and continuously improved KPI’s • QS9000, Employee training system, new machine and capital equipment