Leigh H. Perkins bought the Orvis Company in 1965 and spent the next 30 years of his life building the company to what it is today. The following is a press release from Orvis on the passing of Perkins on May 7, 2021.
Leigh H. Perkins, who purchased The Orvis Company in 1965 and over the next three decades transformed it into one of the country’s most respected sporting, apparel, and dog brands, passed away at the age of 93 on May 7, 2021, in Monticello, Florida.
Although he built his reputation as a shrewd businessman and marketer, Leigh was most at home wading in a trout stream or walking behind a bird dog in the field. He was a lifelong outdoorsman who hunted or fished more than 250 days a year into his 90s, and his reverence for nature was at the heart of his drive to conserve land and water resources for future generations.
Source: Harris/Lincoln
David J. Nangle, EVP, President of The Harris Products Group
Nangle will be succeeded by Gregory Doria, who has been promoted to Senior Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer, of The Harris Products Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Nangle joined Lincoln in 1979 and held various sales management leadership positions before being named President of the company’s Harris Calorific subsidiary in 1999, followed by President of the company’s retail subsidiary, WCTA LLC in 2003, and President of J.W. Harris Co. in 2005.
As Executive Vice-President, President of The Harris Products Group, Nangle oversaw 15 years of record sales and profitability growth in the segment through transformational commercial and operational initiatives.
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Lincoln Electric Announces Executive Vice President, President of The Harris Products Group .
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.April 26, 2021 GMT
CLEVELAND, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that David J. Nangle, Executive Vice President, President, The Harris Products Group (HPG) will retire effective October 1, 2021 and will be succeeded by Gregory Doria. As part of the transition, Doria has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, The Harris Products Group. He formerly served as Vice President, Marketing, Lincoln Electric.
Lincoln Electric Announces Executive Vice President, President of The Harris Products Group David J. Nangle to Retire Gregory Doria to be Named Senior Vice President, President of The Harris Products Group Effective October 1, 2021 Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Euclid, Ohio, UNITED STATES
CLEVELAND, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that David J. Nangle, Executive Vice President, President, The Harris Products Group (HPG) will retire effective October 1, 2021 and will be succeeded by Gregory Doria. As part of the transition, Doria has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, The Harris Products Group. He formerly served as Vice President, Marketing, Lincoln Electric.