Executive Team
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Paresh Chari has over 16 years experience with Dura-Line. He has seen the company through various ownership changes including Jordan Industries, Emerson Electric, Sun Capital, Audax, to CHS Capital. Mr. Chari has held executive positions in Fortune 500 companies including Emerson Electric, Ameritech (AT&T) and Kellogg Brown & Root (a Halliburton Company). At Ameritech, he held several senior level positions including VP of Sales & Marketing for a large division managing a 5 state operation in the Midwest. Mr. Chari has significant experience in running both US and International operations. He led Dura-Line through its merger with Arnco in 2007, a new joint venture and greenfield operation in Oman, and an acquisition of Bore Flex in the US. His prior experience includes launching and directing several mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and greenfield operations in the US and in various other countries including China, India, Brazil, Spain, Malaysia, Mexico, Czech Republic , UK and Canada.
Mr. Chari has an MBA from the University of Michigan and both masters and bachelor’s degrees in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology respectively. He has completed executive strategy programs at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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Mr. Wayne Byrne joined Dura-Line in November of 2009 as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Byrne's career spans over 23 years with significant experience in international operations and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and public filing and reporting requirements. Prior to joining Duraline, Mr. Byrne served as Chief Financial Officer of AGY Holding Corp, an international manufacturer of performance materials. While at AGY, Mr. Byrne successfully led the company through several acquisitions and an S-4 registration. Before joining AGY, he spent 10 years at EnPro Industries, a publicaly traded, diversified manufacturing company. Mr. Byrne held several senior level positions at EnPro, including Corporate Controller and Divisional CFO which included a three year expatriate assignment in Germany integrating a global acquisition. Mr. Byrne holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Florida.
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