Des-Case announces the addition of Wendy Watts

Des-Case Corporation, a leading manufacturer of contamination control products, today announced that marketing director Melissa Allen will leave her position to focus on family. Coinciding with the announcement is the addition of Wendy Watts as marketing specialist. Watts will assume primary responsibility for marketing communications activities.

“We are delighted to welcome Wendy, yet saddened by Melissa’s departure,” said Brian Gleason, Des-Case president. “Despite our loss, we support her decision and recognize her need to put family first.”

Allen brought to Des-Case a wealth of experience in public relations and marketing. She had prior experience with leading Nashville ad agencies handling industrial accounts. Allen will leave in mid-June and will continue to provide consulting work for Des-Case.

“I am confident the organization will continue its unprecedented success and I look forward to assisting in any way that I can,” said Allen.

Watts brings several years of experience in marketing, graphic design and website design and development to Des-Case. She was most recently employed with the Masonry Institute of Tennessee as programs manager. Past experience also includes marketing positions at Calvin Klein and Glazer and Kalayjian Design in New York. Watts holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in studio arts from the University of Georgia.

Watts will assist in generating marketing and brand identity programs to support aggressive growth plans. This includes developing advertising programs and
communications collateral for existing Des-Case breather products, as well as playing a key role in emerging product segments.

Des-Case Corporation is a global manufacturing company with the leading position in the breather market. Headquartered in White House, Tenn., the privately held company markets the Des-Case®, Hydroguard™, and VentGuard™ breather brands through an expansive distribution network. The company’s products feature designs unparalleled in the marketplace and are used wherever lubricant life and performance are essential to daily operations.

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Des-Case welcomes the addition of Paul Gasaway who recently joined the team as national account manager for ExxonMobil.

Des-Case Corporation, a global manufacturer of contamination control breathers, today announced the addition of Paul Gasaway as national account manager.
Gasaway’s primary responsibility will be management of the company’s ExxonMobil account.

Gasaway will develop tailored programs and services to meet the needs of ExxonMobil distributors and customers in their respective regions. Overall customer service and technical support will be provided to support growth of the Mobil LubeGuardTM line of breathers manufactured by Des-Case.

Before joining Des-Case, Gasaway worked as national sales engineer for Internormen-Filter, Inc., selling an extensive line of hydraulic and lubrication filters and oil monitoring systems.

Gasaway received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also holds the Oil Monitoring Analysis (OMA) designation by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Additionally, Gasaway is a former member of the U.S. Air Force, where he served in the honor of the President and in the Air Force Systems Command elite guard at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

“Strengthening the relationships we have with our customers is always of key importance to Des-Case,” said Brian Gleason, Des-Case general manager. “Gasaway brings substantial experience to the team, allowing Des-Case to provide the highest level of support.”

Headquartered in White House, Tenn., Des-Case Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of contamination control breathers for a wide variety of industries. The company’s products feature designs unparalleled in the marketplace and are protected by several U.S. patents.

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Des-Case announces the addition of John Odenwald to the sales force

Des-Case Corporation, a leading manufacturer of contamination control products, is pleased to announce the addition of John Odenwald to its sales team.
Odenwald has joined Des-Case in the role of sales engineer, bringing more than seven years of industrial sales management experience to his position. He was most recently employed as national accounts manager with Trico Manufacturing Corporation.

As sales engineer, Odenwald will assist in generating new business to support aggressive growth plans. This includes developing sales strategies for the existing line of Des-Case breather products, as well as playing a key role in emerging market segments – primarily in the pump industry. Odenwald also assumes primary responsibility for customer service, technical support, and outbound sales to Des-Case’s global distribution network.

Odenwald holds a Masters of Science degree in management from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, and a Bachelor’s degree in international business and marketing from Marquette University.

Des-Case Corporation is a global manufacturing company with the leading position in the breather market. Headquartered in White House, Tenn., the privately held company markets the Des-Case®, HydroguardTM, and VentGuardTM breather brands through an expansive distribution network. The company’s products feature designs unparalleled in the marketplace and are used wherever lubricant life and performance are essential to daily operations.

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Introduction of niche VentGuard™ breather addresses market needs

Des-Case Corporation, an innovator of breather technology for industrial markets, has launched a new range of desiccant breather filters specially
designed to prevent contamination in circulating pump systems. The new VentGuard™breathers offer pump users’ greater reliability over traditional breather vents, which provide very little to no protection against moisture and dirt.

Ideal for small to mid-size ANSI and API pumps, VentGuard breathers offer superior protection, helping to maximize the mean time between failures and optimize production output. Two products are included in this initial rollout, the VentGuard VG-1 and the VentGuard VG-4.

The VG-1 is a simple, yet effective miniature breather model that incorporates desiccant and filtration media. The VG-4 is a hybrid technology breather that provides the ideal solution for the management of lubricant condition where there is an increased incidence of bearing and seal failures due to moisture ingress.

The patent-pending design of the VG-4 incorporates the drying capability of desiccant, the cleaning capability of a 3μ filter media, and the sealing capability of an expansion chamber. By combining these proven technologies into one cost-effective package, VentGuard effectively eliminates ingression of dirt and water through vent ports.

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Des-Case announces the additions of William Moore and Jon Haworth to the team

William Moore Jon Haworth
Manager, Information Technology Product Development Engineer
Des-Case
Corporation, a leading manufacturer of
desiccant breather filter products, is
pleased to announce the addition of
two staff members to the team. These
include William Moore and Jon Haworth.

William Moore, who has worked with
Des-Case Corporation as a contract employee for the past three years, has recently
assumed the position of manager, information technology. Moore has more than 12 years
of experience in computing and telecommunications management. He was most recently
self-employed as a systems analyst and web developer and played an integral role in the
implementation of the existing Des-Case Corporation website. Moore holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Western Kentucky University and also has several years experience
in lubrication sales with Harken Marketing a subsidiary of Harken Energy Corporation,
Houston, Texas.

Moore will oversee the Des-Case computer network system and assumes responsibility
for the implementation of advanced information technologies to assist in meeting the
company’s managed growth goals. He will continue to serve as webmaster.

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