Midtronics, Inc. announced the addition of Jim Solari to its board of directors.
Since 2011, Solari has served as president of G&W Electric Company, based in Bolingbrook, Ill. Joining G&W as vice president of operations in 2005, Solari has led a dramatic period of sales and profit growth for the company, developing new custom solutions for the electric power industry.
“Jim brings to the table his talents as a strategist and continuous improvement and product innovation leader in a technology field that serves some of the same markets Midtronics serves,” said Steve McShane, president and CEO of Midtronics. “Jim comes highly recommended for his experience and leadership skill. We welcome him to our board and look forward to his collaboration and support.”
G&W Electric has been a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905, producing overhead and underground distribution switches, automation solutions, reclosers, distribution and transmission cable accessories and current-limiting system protection devices.
Solari has a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago, and has held engineering and management positions at BP Amoco Corporation and AMETEK Corporation prior to joining G&W.
