In seven remarkable decades, East Penn Manufacturing, headquartered in Lyons, Pennsylvania, has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automobile batteries to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers with over 10,000 employees, 450 product designs, and hundreds of awards for manufacturing and environmental excellence. East Penn manufactures and distributes throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico and has a growing footprint elsewhere internationally in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Chris Pruitt, President and CEO, will address the history of East Penn and relate its present and future plans and initiatives. He will present his thoughts on the burgeoning arena of stored energy in the transportation and related industries.
Chris joined East Penn in 1994 as the Controller and has assumed ever increasing roles since then to his present position. Chris is the recipient of numerus awards for community service including the prestigious Wilbur H. Doran award from the United Way of Berks County. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the Wyomissing Foundation.
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Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org
Cost to attend:
$10.00