Tegra Medical announced that it has appointed John Rieth as general manager of its Franklin, Mass. location.

Rieth will report to the president and CEO of Tegra, J. Mark King, and will be in charge of its local management team and plant operations.

Rieth recently served as director of operations at Pharmasol Corporation, operations/engineering manager at Smiths Medical and engineering director at Dow Chemical. He brings over 25 years of management experience from a wide range of industries.

“We are delighted to have John join our team in Franklin,” said J. Mark King. “His wealth of experience in plant management and engineering coupled with his industry experience makes him an excellent fit for this position.”

He received his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and went to the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Rieth also has two five patents in his name and is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt.

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