Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a Marmon Highway Technologies company, has named Bryan Metz as its president, promoting him from the position of sector chief financial officer of Marmon.
Fontaine Heavy-Haul Names New President
Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a Marmon Highway Technologies company, has named Bryan Metz as its president, promoting him from the position of sector chief financial officer of Marmon.
February 20, 2019
Bryan Metz has been named president of Fontaine Heavy-Haul after previously serving as sector CFO for Marmon Highway Technologies.
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Metz has been with the MHT family of companies since 2009, originally serving as Fontaine Fifth Wheel’s vice president of finance and controller. Between 2011 and 2015, he served as a group controller for MHT where he worked with all MHT businesses including Fontaine Trailer, Fontaine Fifth Wheel, Webb Wheel, TSE Brakes, Fontaine Modification, Marmon-Herrington, Fontaine Spray Suppression, Perfection, and Triangle Suspension.
In 2015, he was promoted to CFO of MHT, a position he held until being named president of Fontaine Heavy-Haul. Metz will be based out of the Fontaine Heavy-Haul manufacturing facility in Springville, Alabama.
“It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I accept this position, and I look forward to working with this talented and dedicated team serving customers with the high level of excellence they expect and deserve from Fontaine,” said Metz.
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