Our Executive Leadership Team
Our leadership team stands out among conveyor suppliers and conveyor manufacturers. We have a blend of deep automotive leadership; decades of conveyor experience and some of the best and brightest young mechanical electrical designers available. For nearly 30 years, Ultimation has focused on the mission implied in our name: “We’re the Ultimate in Automation”. As conveyor suppliers and their technologies evolve and mature, our leadership team is growing in depth and capability to serve our customers in the automation market better.
Jacqueline Canny
CEO and Owner
Jackie has a long career in sales and marketing leadership positions across a variety of industry sectors. Her strong belief in the growth potential for the Michigan manufacturing sector was behind her acquisition of Ultimation in 2011. Her vision is to continue growing Ultimation into one of Michigan’s leading woman-owned businesses and conveyor manufacturers.
Richard Canny
President
Richard is a former Ford Motor senior executive. Prior to joining Ultimation in 2011 he was CEO of electric vehicle company, THINK. His past positions at Ford included President – Ford South America, President – Ford Argentina, Managing Director – Ford Malaysia and Director – Global Strategy. He has over 35 years of deep manufacturing experience.
John Daugherty
VP – Engineering and Sales
John joined Ultimation in 2018 after a long career at Jervis Webb, Durr and Ford Motor Company. He is one of the most experienced, respected and capable leaders among conveyor suppliers in the North America material handling industry. John is responsible for Ultimation’s engineering and sales teams.
Kali Cresent
GM – Online Sales and Parts
Kali manages Ultimation’s e-commerce and parts business which is based in our Sterling Heights, MI location. She began with the company in 2018 and has grown the e-commerce business unit dramatically during her time with the company.
Jorge Giordanelli
GM – Projects Division
Jorge is the leader of Ultimation’s Project division. This encompasses larger systems with project value of $0.5 to $10m where he leads a cross-functional team of engineers, purchasing and assembly staff to deliver larger projects according to our customer’s customized requirements. Jorge has substantial experience in vertical farming material handling systems and other styles of conveyors. Prior to joining Ultimation in 2019, Jorge was a senior manufacturing executive with General Motors in Brasil and Venezuela.
Norberto Rebollo
Director – Latin America
Norberto is responsible for Ultimation business and projects in Latin America. A native of Argentina, Norberto has more than 30 years of experience as a conveyor manufacturer and conveyor supplier specialist in the automotive industry in the region. Prior to joining Ultimation in 2012, Norberto was responsible for Ford Motor Company manufacturing engineering operations in South America.
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