Mark Friesen has joined Bunting as the new Global Marketing Director to fill the position of Michael Wilks, who will retire in March 2024. Mark and Michael will have dual roles in the Marketing position as Mark gets up to speed on Bunting’s extensive range of products and markets. Bunting designs and manufactures products for the plastics, powder and bulk solids, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, recycling, material handling, mining, electric motor manufacturing, medical equipment, aviation, aerospace and consumer goods industries.
Mark joins Bunting with a background in marketing manufactured products for the powder and bulk solids, plastics and turf equipment industries. He will work at the company’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Newton, Kansas.
Michael Wilks will retire from his position at the end of March 2024 after a 23-year career at Bunting that has included positions as Global Marketing Director, Sales Director, General Manager and Product Manager for Printing Products.
