Bob Thilmont - President
Bob Thilmont has over 20 years of experience in industrial and automotive industries. This includes 10 years of international business experience. During this time he developed a deep understanding of market channel development and value pricing. He has experience in new business start up and product launches. The most notable of which was while at Cummins working with Chrysler to provide the service liaison support for the launch of the Cummins 6BT engine in the Dodge pick up truck.
Bob managed the Woodward operation in Australia for six and a half years. During that period sales increased by 74%. He did this by implementing change management within the organization from a sales and service operation to a complete engineering solutions provider. While in Australia, Bob established a start up subsidiary in New Zealand to serve the hydro market in that country. Prior to Australia, Bob lead Woodward’s efforts to establish a distribution market in Latin America. This included establishing distributors in: Mexico, Venezuela and Curacao. His international experience has provided a deep understanding for positioning and pricing products and services in global markets.
Bob earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University.