BLOOMFIELD, Conn.—Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. has appointed Tribby Warfield to the additional role of senior vice president and general manager of its Automation, Control & Energy platform, effective Jan. 1.
She succeeds Gary Haseley, who had planned to retire from the firm. Warfield joined Kaman in August 2014 as senior vice president and general manager of its Fluid Power platform, a position the firm said she will continue to hold. Kaman operates in three product platforms—AC&E, Fluid Power, and Bearings and Power Transmission.
Prior to joining Kaman, Warfield served as president, North America commercial for Gates Corp. where she led all commercial activity for Gates Power Transmission and Fluid Power in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
She previously served as president, North America Power Transmission and spent more than 25 years with the firm, including 11 years in key management and operational rolls across Gates' European divisions.
Kaman Distribution is a segment of Kaman Corp., a leading distributor of industrial parts and operates more than 200 customer service locations and five distribution centers across North America. The firm offers more than 4 million items, including bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical, material handling, motion control, fluid power and automation to customers across many industries.