Industrial Revolution Shuffles, Adds Upper Management

Industrial Revolution, is revamping its management team. The company is expanding the roles of two inside team members, adding a new product development manager and opening doors to potential new employees.

For starters, Graeme Esarey has been promoted to President, and will now oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. He was previously the Director of Marketing and Product Development. Owner Keith Jackson is taking on the role of CEO in order to focus on future acquisitions and the cultural and strategic initiatives of the business.

“Since I purchased the company in 2005, our revenue has grown by an order of magnitude,” said CEO Keith Jackson. “The internal changes we’re implementing in the management team strengthen the company and allow us to focus on growing it in a healthy, profitable fashion while looking forward to the next decade of advancement for our team.”

The most recent hire, Peter Pontano, is joining Industrial Revolution as the new Product Development Manager. Pontano hails from K2 Sports, where he was the Senior Design Engineer responsible for Ride Snowboard’s binding systems. Along with being named K2 Sports Innovator of the Year in 2008, Pontano has also won design awards and had patents issued to him.