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Nordson Corporation Names Joseph P. Kelley as Chief Financial Officer
WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ-NDSN) today announced that Joseph P. Kelley has been named Executive Vice President and Chief
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[{"type":"text","content":" WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNordson Corporation (NASDAQ-NDSN) today announced that Joseph P. Kelley has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 6, 2020. Mr. Kelley succeeds Gregory A. Thaxton, who previously announced his plans to retire. Upon Mr. Kelley’s start date, Mr. Thaxton will become Executive Vice President to the Company until he retires on August 28, 2020.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200508005032/en/Joseph P. Kelley will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordson Corp. on July 6, 2020. (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nMr. Kelley brings over 25 years of financial and operational expertise to the role. Since 2015, he has served as chief financial officer of Materion (NYSE: MTRN), a $1.2 billion advanced materials company. As CFO of Materion, Mr. Kelley partnered with business leaders to drive substantial increases in shareholder value, largely through commercial and operational improvement initiatives. He has a proven track record of driving financial results, which has earned him a successful career with roles of increasing responsibility at Materion, PolyOne (NYSE: POL) and Lincoln Electric (Nasdaq: LECO).\n\n\n“As Nordson focuses on our next chapter of profitable growth, I am excited to welcome Joe to our executive leadership team. We are committed to advancing Nordson’s long-term strategic priorities of accelerating organic growth, diversifying through acquisition, leveraging the Nordson Business System and focusing on talent development. Joe’s operational experience, proven financial leadership and progressive viewpoint will make him an excellent business partner in achieving these goals,” said Sundaram Nagarajan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nordson.\n\n\n“As a Cleveland native, I’ve always admired Nordson, as a high-quality industrial precision technology company. Naga has a compelling vision for Nordson’s future, and I am excited to partner with him and the executive leadership team at this special time in the Company’s history,” said Mr. Kelley.\n\n\nAdded Mr. Nagarajan, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and Company, I want to thank Greg Thaxton for his commitment and leadership of Nordson over the past 30 years. He has been a great resource for me...