Appleton Group, a business unit of Emerson, announced the promotion of Kyle Lednicky to director of strategic engineering procurement companies (EPC) accounts. He will report directly to Craig Morris, Vice President of Global Accounts.

Prior to his promotion, Mr. Lednicky served as global key account director at Emerson Process Management with account responsibility for global EPC customers. In his new role, he will be in charge of the development and expansion of Appleton Group’s global project sales through engagement at EPC accounts. In addition, he will play a leadership role in the organization’s collaboration efforts with Emerson Automation Solutions’ Global Project Pursuit Program. 

Mr. Lednicky joined Emerson Process Management in 2011 as senior account representative for the Rosemount Business Unit where he was responsible for sales and account relationship activities in the Gulf Coast Region for the manufacturer of measurement and analytical technologies for process control. Previously, he was major accounts manager with W.W. Grainger Industrial Supply and an account manager for Tenaris, supplier of tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry.
Mr. Lednicky earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M.