Whitmore Group hires Bruce Wise

Bruce Wise has joined the Whitmore Group as director of railroad sales. Wise, who will oversee the global railroad operations of the 117-year-old company, was formerly vice president and general manager of Portec Rail Products, Inc.-RPM Division. Wise has more than 20 years experience and is respected industry-wide, presently serving on the Board of Directors of REMSA and as a member of AREMA, where he worked for many years on Committee 4-Rail. Jeff Peterson, president of The Whitmore Group, said, "Bruce is the perfect fit to lead our organization's rail efforts. The timing was right and the chemistry was outstanding with our employees, distributors and our customers and when he became available, we could not pass up the opportunity to bring him on board. We believe he will help our customers accelerate their endless pursuit of reducing their annual maintenance and capital equipment costs through Whitmore's lubrication products and services. While we are very excited about this development, our customers will be the ultimate beneficiaries."