Haynes International, Inc. announced Marlin (Marty) C. Losch III has been named Chief Operating Officer of Haynes International, effective July 1, 2024. In this newly created position, Losch will have responsibility for all commercial and operational activities for the Company. Losch will report directly to Michael Shor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Haynes.

Haynes has initiated a search to identify candidates to fill Mr. Losch?s prior role as Vice President of Sales and Distribution. The Company expects to fill this role in the coming months and in the meantime, Mr. Losch will continue to lead and support the Sales and Distribution team to ensure a smooth transition. Having joined Haynes in 1988, Mr. Losch brings nearly four decades of experience from various operational roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President of Sales and Distribution.

In this capacity he was responsible for sales and distribution worldwide and transformed the department into a world-class service-oriented organization. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of North American Sales for three years after serving as the Regional Manager of the Company?s Midwest operations. He has also held various marketing, quality engineering, and production positions.

Marty received his B.S. Material Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1983 and a Masters in Manufacturing Management from GMI in 1996. The Company also announced that David L. Strobel, Vice President of Kokomo Operations will be retiring in early 2025. Mr. Strobel has been serving as the Company?s Vice President of Kokomo Operations since September 2018, leading the operations team?s safety, quality, and process improvement initiatives.

Prior to Haynes, Mr. Strobel served as a consultant to manufacturing companies and held various executive positions at Carpenter Technology Corporation. Haynes has begun a search to identify a replacement for Mr. Strobel, which the Company expects to fill in the coming months. Until his retirement, Mr. Strobel will work alongside his successor to ensure a smooth transition and successful integration with NAS and Acerinox.