ST. LOUIS — April 8, 2024 — Afinitas, the leading global infrastructure equipment and services company, has named David Drees as President of the Afinitas Forming Systems Division. Drees replaces Jason Duncan, who was promoted to Afinitas CEO in December 2023. Drees has nearly two decades of experience in the construction industry. He comes to Afinitas from Accu-Steel Fabric Covered Buildings in Des Moines, IA, where since 2022 he served as Vice President of Operations. Prior to Accu-Steel, Drees was in leadership positions at EFCO Formwork Solutions, also in Des Moines, for more than 15 years. As Senior Vice President of North America Sales and Service at EFCO, he spearheaded many successful strategic sales and support programs generating record-breaking revenue while leading a team of 250+ employees.
Drees also served in several roles at Gateway Computers in North Sioux City, SD, including Senior Manager of CIS Operations, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Packaging Product Manager and Manufacturing Engineer. In his nearly 10 years at Gateway, he had a proven track record of generating revenue and developing cost-saving efficiencies for the company. Drees, who will be based in Iowa, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University.
“I am thrilled to have someone with Dave’s extensive leadership experience in business and operations, as well as the technical know-how he brings to the role,” said Jason Duncan, Afinitas CEO. “I can’t wait to see the successful strategies and high-performing teams he will build for Afinitas and our Forming Systems Division.”
ABOUT AFINITAS
The Afinitas platform brings together global leaders in the design, manufacture, installation and support of products and equipment to produce precast concrete and infrastructure products. The company is organized into three divisions: Equipment and Automation (representing the HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. and BFS Betonfertigteilesysteme GmbH brand products); Forming Systems (representing the New Hampton Metal Fabrication and Spillman Company brand products) and Concrete Accessories (representing products from CAM, Hawkeye, Spillman, Caswick Ltd., Amifast and Haala Industries). By combining this expertise, Afinitas strengthens its commitment to providing best-in-class solutions and service for its customers around the world. Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, an investment group backed by global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller. To learn more, go to afinitas.com.
ABOUT BW FORSYTH PARTNERS
BW Forsyth Partners is a St. Louis-based investment firm with a perpetual investment horizon and permanent capital base. Forsyth focuses on acquiring and building enduring businesses through a people-centric approach to culture, programmatic acquisitions, and operational strategic deployment. For more information, visit bwforsyth.com.
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