CMC Employee Biographies
Cygnus Manufacturing Company Executive Staff
Dennis S. Meteny - President and CEO
Dennis S. Meteny is President and CEO of CMC LLC. Mr. Meteny is a former Executive in Residence with The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and a former President and Board Member of TissueInformatics Inc., a privately-held life sciences company in the medical imaging sector.
He also spent fifteen years with Respironics Inc., (NASD; RESP) a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of sleep and respiratory products, where he served as President and CEO from 1994 to 1999 and was a member of its Board of Directors from 1988 to 1999. Dennis started his career with Ernst & Young, working in their Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh offices. Mr. Meteny holds an accounting degree from The Pennsylvania State University (BS, 1975) and an MBA from the University Of Pittsburgh Katz School Of Business (1986).
Frank Napoli - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Frank Napoli is the CFO at Cygnus Manufacturing, Napoli was a Partner with Tatum LLC. As a Tatum Partner, Napoli had been a contract consultant for several firms, providing financial and strategic advice and valuation service on a private company merger. Napoli holds an MBA and a BS in Management Science from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He has been a Guest Professor at CMU and an Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance at Duquesne University. Napoli also has a Certificate in Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.
Jodi Ricketts - Vice President, Sales
Ms. Ricketts joined CMC as Regional Sales Manager in 1998. From 1995 to 1997, she served as Eastern Region Sales Manager for Dyna-Tech Adhesives, covering the Eastern half of the US. From 1989 through 1995, Ms. Ricketts was a sales representative for Magnetek, an industrial manufacturing firm, where she was ranked in the top 10% of the nationwide sales force and received the coveted President's Club Award. Ms. Ricketts received her degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1990.
Judy A Styslinger - Sales Support
Judy A. Styslinger joined CMC in 2002 and is responsible for Inside Sales and Sales Support. Ms. Styslinger has an extensive background in Sales and Customer Service and was previously with Contraves Inc., where she was appointed Manager of the Repair and Service Department.
Ryan Wagner - Inside Sales
Ryan Wagner joined CMC in 2010 and is responsible for Inside Sales and Sales Support. Mr. Wagner has over ten years experience in Sales and Customer Service. From 1998 to 2009 he worked with the Cummins-Wagner company splitting his time between inside and outside sales. Mr. Wagner received his degree in Business Communications from the Villa Julie College in 2000.
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