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Max Mitchell Appointed Chief Operating Officer

Thursday, June 2, 2011  
Crane Co. has announced the appointment of Max H. Mitchell as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mitchell, 47, has served as President of the Fluid Handling Group, which represents 46% of Crane's sales, since April, 2005. Mr. Mitchell has driven significant overall improvement in business performance in the Fluid Handling division during this time by reorganizing around end markets and driving improvement in sales force execution, new product development, lean manufacturing, and supply chain optimization.

Prior to joining Crane, Mr. Mitchell had extensive operations and management experience in leadership roles at Pentair Inc., Danaher Corporation and Ford Motor Company. More...