{"id":55981,"date":"2021-05-11T17:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T00:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricalnews.com\/?p=55981"},"modified":"2021-05-11T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T00:26:39","slug":"motion-announces-jim-may-as-director-of-corporate-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricalnews.com\/motion-announces-jim-may-as-director-of-corporate-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion Announces Jim May as Director of Corporate Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BIRMINGHAM, AL \u2013 Motion Industries, Inc.is pleased to announce that Jim May was promoted to Director of Corporate Development, effective April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. May joined Motion in August 2020 as Director of Strategic Planning and Development to advance the Company\u2019s corporate strategic planning, provide economic, industry and competitor analyses, and support deal-side acquisition execution and integration processes. In his new role, he will continue his involvement in Motion\u2019s strategic planning but will take on direct responsibility for advancing the Company\u2019s acquisition strategy and processes. Mr. May will continue to report directly to Greg Cook, Motion Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince joining Motion last August, Jim has quickly displayed his financial, strategic, acquisition and relational acumen,\u201d said Mr. Cook. \u201cIn his new, expanded role, Jim will now have front-line responsibility for building relationships with potential acquisition targets, and will be the outward-facing point person for our acquisition pipeline. His wide-ranging strategy, corporate development and financial experience within the industrial and manufacturing sectors, as well as his highly relational approach, uniquely position him to lead Motion\u2019s corporate development efforts and to help achieve our Company Vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Motion last year, Mr. May built 20 years of corporate development experience, including positions with Diebold Nixdorf and most recently Chart Industries, a mid-cap multi- national public company, where he led global strategic planning and merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) functions. 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