GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cascade Engineering today announced that it has added seasoned organizational development executive Kenyatta Brame as the company's Vice President, Department of Business Services.
Brame will oversee the company's business services functions, which support the Human Resources, Quality, Administrative, Information Systems, Safety, Security and Environmental Services and Benefits groups, ensuring their alignment with the Company's core vision and business strategy. Brame will report to Fred Keller, Cascade Engineering's Chairman, President and CEO.
"It is inspiring to note that after conducting a national search, we found the best candidate right here in West Michigan," said Keller. "Kenyatta's proven experience leading diverse internal functions to help achieve organizational objectives makes him an excellent addition to our family of companies. I look forward to working with him and drawing on his creative insight as we continue to drive innovation in the industry."
Brame joins Cascade from Grand Rapids-based Sysco Foodservice, where he served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Merchandising, Employee Relations and Legal Services. Prior to his time with Sysco, Brame was an attorney with Miller Johnson in Grand Rapids, specializing in employment and labor law.
His extensive community involvement has included board memberships with Heartside Ministries, Alternative Directions, Grand Rapids Sister Cities and the Grand Rapids Art Museum. He has also been a mentor in the Big Brother/Big Sisters program and spent one year working in Honduras, where he returns each year to serve with a local orphanage.
Brame earned his bachelor's degree from Wabash College in Indiana and holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan. He will soon complete his M.B.A. at Michigan State University.
About Cascade Engineering: Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Cascade Engineering is shaping ideas in plastics through the development, engineering and manufacturing of plastics products. The Company is a leader in engineered plastic systems and components for the solid waste, automotive and industrial markets. The Company also produces components for OEM customers as well as Cascade Engineering branded products.
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