Wagstaff Inc.’s Board of Directors has announced that Kevin Person, current Chief Executive Officer will retire effective March 29, 2024. Person has served as the company’s CEO for the past 13 years. Steve Anderson, Wagstaff’s current Vice President of Sales and Marketing will succeed Person in the role. Anderson has been with the company since 1995.
Person’s contributions to Wagstaff and the Spokane area light metal industry (right)
Kevin Person’s name has been synonymous with aluminum production in Spokane for almost a half century. Prior to joining Wagstaff he was with Kaiser Aluminum for 21 years. During his 25 years at Wagstaff, Person has also held the titles of Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Application Engineering Manager. Person’s leadership tenure has included record sales and revenue and significant expansion to Wagstaff’s Spokane campus, all while deftly navigating the serious challenges posed by the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and the COVID pandemic. Person also assisted in expanding the scope of Wagstaff’s business from direct chill casting to the nuclear industry. Wagstaff’s Board of Directors was quoted as saying “(We) sincerely thank Kevin for the years of outstanding leadership, counsel and stewardship he has provided” and that Person “brought excellent value to Wagstaff immediately…We wish nothing but the very best for Kevin as he begins his well-deserved retirement.”
Anderson (below left) begins third decade with Wagstaff as CEO Having earned degrees from Washington State University in both Electrical Engineering and Business Management, Steve Anderson arrived at Wagstaff in 1995. Anderson has held many engineering positions with Wagstaff across several departments (Research and Development, Automated Services Group, Applications), and honed his management acumen by serving as ASG Engineering Manager, R&D Automation Manager, and Director of Engineering. In 2016 Anderson was promoted to his current role of Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
According to the company’s Board of Directors, “Steve’s breadth of education and work experience have provided him the opportunity to not only develop his leadership skills, but additionally to see and understand the organization from numerous internal perspectives. We look forward to Steve applying those strengths and abilities to his new role and look forward to continued success for Wagstaff under his leadership.”
Jack White continues Wagstaff career with promotion to VP of Sales and Marketing (right)
After serving as Wagstaff’s Applications Engineering manager for the past 16 years and performing a dual role as the Area Sales Manager – Western United States for the past four years, Jack White has accepted the opportunity to become the company’s next Vice President of Sales and Marketing. White, who holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University also has 39 years of experience in the aluminum industry to draw on in his new role.
Wagstaff’s Board of Directors stated “During Jack’s time with Wagstaff he has travelled literally millions of miles around the globe evaluating countless casting pits with the goal of incorporating Wagstaff casting solutions into those facilities…This deep understanding of our customers and their needs are a resource that will strongly inform the decisions he makes as he leads the Wagstaff Aluminum Sales Group in the coming years.”