Twin Disc has named James Feiertag as president and COO, effective May 1, 2019. Feiertag assumes the role of president, previously held by Chief Executive John Batten, and replaces COO Mac Moore, who retired May 31, 2019. Feiertag will be responsible for overseeing the functions of operations, sales, marketing, distribution and engineering. Since 2014, Feiertag has been president and chief executive of Bemis Manufacturing Company in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Prior to that, he was employed at Twin Disc for 14 years, most recently as executive vice president. Prior to joining Twin Disc in 2000, Jim spent 21 years at Rockwell Automation in various roles.
Twin Disc, Incorporated designs, manufactures and sells marine and heavy duty off highway power transmission equipment. The Company has two reportable segments: Manufacturing and Distribution. The Companyâs products offered include marine transmissions, azimuth drives, surface drives, propellers and boat management systems as well as power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, controls systems and non-Twin Disc manufactured products. The Company sells its products to customers primarily in the pleasure craft, commercial and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government and industrial markets. The Company has manufacturing locations in the United States, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. In addition to these countries, it has distribution locations in Singapore, China, Australia, and Japan.