Eriez - India appoints managing director

Eriez, am Erie, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of magnetic, vibratory and inspection system applications , has appointed Tim Sheehan as Eriez - India managing director. Sheehan will replace Satish Shenoy after his retirement earlier this year. Sheehan has been with Eriez since 2011, serving most recently as sales director for the company’s Canadian office.   

“Tim’s knowledge of the minerals market will help accelerate Eriez-India’s growth in the traditional mining market,” says Jaisen Kohmuench, president - international for Eriez. “In addition, his management capabilities, interpersonal skills and sales experience will help Eriez - India grow domestically while becoming a stronger intercompany contributor.”  

According to Eriez, Sheehan earned a bachelor’s degree in mining and mineral engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Tech in 2001. He began his career at Unimin Corp. as a senior process engineer before joining the Eriez team in 2011 as a lab manager at the company’s headquarters in Erie.   

Sheehan then emigrated to Canada in 2012 to work as a senior process engineer for Eriez - Flotation in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over the next several years, he moved into the Eriez Canadian sales department, which he led before this most recent promotion to Eriez - India managing director. Kohmuench says Sheehan will relocate from Canada and operate from Eriez's Chennai, India, facility.