Meet Our Executive Team
Learn about the professionals who lead our company, and find out why we are the leader in the specialty battery industry.
Chief Executive Officer
Rich leads all aspects of our nine North American manufacturing and research and development sites employing over 800 team members. As chief executive officer, Rich is responsible for building on our culture and reputation as a strategic partner to defense, space and aviation customers.
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President and Chief Financial Officer
Kurt joined EaglePicher in June 2018 and was named president March 2019. He has responsibility for the growth and operations of EaglePicher while leading all aspects of finance, accounting, contracts, information technology, legal and human resources functions for EaglePicher. His multifunctional team spans throughout EaglePicher’s nine North American sites.
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Chief Technology Officer
George joined EaglePicher® Technologies in May 2017 and leads all aspects of research and development for new product development and customer product requirements. He leads a multifunctional team of engineers, scientists and chemists throughout EaglePicher’s nine North American sites.
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Senior Vice President, Program Management
Ron began his career at EaglePicher® Technologies in 1996 and has ascended through the ranks in contracts, business development, finance, product development, operations and now serves as the senior vice president, program management. Over his 27 year career with EaglePicher, Ron has been instrumental in growing the company. His responsibilities now including developing the processes, procedures and organizational structure of program management which supports the company's broader vision.
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Vice President, Contracts and Supply Chain
Nate Rynas joined EaglePicher® Technologies in 2019 and leads all aspects of of contracts, purchasing, procurement, and production planning and scheduling. Nate is responsible for the overall leadership of contracts and supply chain strategy and tactical execution.
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Vice President, Human Resources
Miral Bhakta joined EaglePicher in 2016 and was named Vice President in February 2022. She is responsible for setting and implementing all aspects of the organization’s human resources policies, objectives and initiatives.
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Vice President, Product Engineering
Greg Miller joined EaglePicher in 1992. Greg began his career at EaglePicher® Technologies as a project design engineer and was later advanced through several levels including chief electronics engineer, engineering manager of product development, engineering director of new product development, vice president of technology and his current position vice president of product engineering.
Greg earned a Master of Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from Pittsburg State University.
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Vice President, Quality
Willie joined EaglePicher in 2018 and was named Vice President in 2021. He is responsible for implementing and maintaining quality and lean systems. Willie works closely with customers and operations, implementing measurable solutions and tools to ensure product and process reliability.
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Vice President, Business Development and Applications Engineering
Steve joined EaglePicher® in July 2020. He leads EaglePicher’s business development, applications engineering, marketing and strategy initiatives. In this role he is responsible for driving the overall strategic vision and tactical execution for product development and capture of new business opportunities.
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