Graham Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Daniel J. Thoren as its Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2021. Mr. Thoren currently serves as Graham’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He will succeed James R. Lines, who plans to retire from the Company and step down from the Board of Directors. Dan Thoren became Graham’s President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Thoren served as Barber Nichols’ President and CEO since 1997 and more than quadrupled the size of the business in that time. From 1991 to 1997, he held Senior Engineer and Engineering management posts at the company.