Preformed Line Products Company announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dennis F. McKenna as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024. Mr. McKenna assumes the role from Robert G. Ruhlman, who has served as CEO since 2000 and who will become Executive Chairman of the company. Mr. McKenna, age 56, has been employed by the Company since April 1993 and has worked in various roles in Marketing and International Operations.

He was promoted, in December 2019, to Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for Sales, Operations and Business Development in the US, Americas and EMEA regions. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President, which included responsibilities for Global Business Development, from January 2018 to December 2019. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. McKenna?s responsibilities will expand to include the responsibility for all Sales and Operations worldwide.

As CEO, Dennis will help lead a company that has experienced multiple years of consistent growth and will focus on continuing to expand the company?s global sales, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Earlier this year, in May, J. Ryan Ruhlman was named President of the company and will concentrate on driving PLP?s business development objectives, marketing strategies and people-centric goals.