Industrial Physics strengthens its management team with appointment of chief commercial officer

Industrial Physics, a leading global provider of packaging, product and materials testing and inspection, has announced the appointment of Dan Rinehart as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to support its continued growth plans.

Following the recent acquisition of the company and the appointment of Barry Lyon as CEO, Dan joins the company at a crucial time. In his new role as CCO, Dan will be responsible for the overall coordination of the sales, marketing and business intelligence functions. Its role is customer-centric, ensuring a smooth customer journey and protecting the integrity of the brands it serves.

He will also lead Industrial Physics’ focus on inorganic growth opportunities, which involves establishing priority areas within the markets we serve to deliver solutions that protect the integrity of brands and products for our customers.

Previously, Dan led the development and execution of business strategies in his role as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”). His extensive experience includes strategic marketing within Honeywell’s commercial security business, strategy and operations at Brazos Private Equity Partners and strategy consulting at Bain and Booz Allen Hamilton. He brings to the Industrial Physics management team more than twenty years of leadership, strategy and business experience in public corporations and private equity-backed companies.

Dan Rinehart spoke about his new role, “I am proud to join the Industrial Physics team and support their exciting growth plans. The scale and capabilities the company has developed over the past few years offer a tremendous opportunity for excellence, and I’m excited to collaborate across functions to help achieve success.”

“Industrial Physics was created to help customers protect the integrity of their brands and products, and I am proud to join a company that celebrates its role in ensuring quality and safety for end users. I want to truly understand our customers’ needs to better serve them and will engage with them through conducting market research, as well as meeting them in person, to gain a better understanding of their testing and quality control needs.

Barry Lyon, CEO of Industrial Physics, comments on the company’s latest appointment, “This year has been an important one for Industrial Physics, not only because of our recent announcements, but also because of the many opportunities we have had to get out and connect with the industry and demonstrate the innovations our specialists are working on. This is an exciting time to be at Industrial Physics as we work with our customers to accelerate growth.”

“I am delighted to welcome Dan to Industrial Physics. Having worked with him for a previous period, I’m looking forward to seeing how his love of problem solving and collaborative approach to strategic growth helps us continue to drive the business forward.”