Oatey Pronounces Appointment, Promotions | Contractor

CLEVELAND, OH — Oatey Co., a number one producer within the plumbing business since 1916, had introduced two current promotions and one new appointment.

Jamie Clapper

Jamie Clapper will serve within the newly created submit of Vice President, eCommerce, for the corporate. Reporting to Brian DiVincenzo, Oatey Govt Vice President & Chief Industrial Officer, Clapper is charged with main and rising eCommerce technique in collaboration with varied departments throughout the whole Oatey group.

Along with rising the Oatey eCommerce crew, Clapper will foster buyer relationships to raised perceive alternatives and efficiencies for an efficient omni-channel expertise.

“With extra than 15 years of expertise in eCommerce, Jamie is an achieved chief with a deep information of eCommerce technique and digital merchandising,” says DiVincenzo. “Her experience will probably be invaluable as we proceed to increase our omnichannel eCommerce footprint, and I look ahead to the affect she is going to make at Oatey.”

Based mostly in Northeast Ohio, Clapper holds a bachelor’s diploma in Product Improvement from The Ohio State College.

Blake Oatey

Director, Worldwide Blake Oatey has been promoted to Vice President, Worldwide Improvement, with a continued concentrate on worldwide gross sales and advertising on the firm.

“For almost a decade, Blake has made substantial contributions to the growth of Oatey Co.’s presence abroad, notably in Latin America,” says Michelle Newland, Oatey Govt Vice President & Chief Worldwide Enterprise Officer. “This promotion displays the energy of his experience and efficiency, in addition to our firm’s ongoing dedication to the worldwide area and the expansion alternatives it gives.”

Since becoming a member of the corporate in in 2010, Oatey has held a spread of roles throughout product administration, mergers and acquisitions and worldwide gross sales. As Vice President, Worldwide Improvement, he’ll assist to steer Oatey’s additional growth into worldwide markets, together with constructing relationships and growing merchandise to greatest meet regional wants.

Based mostly in Cleveland, he’s a graduate of Furman College with B.A. in Enterprise Administration.

Erin Drotleff

Director, North American Sourcing Erin Drotleff has been promoted to Vice President, Sourcing. She’s going to report back to Scott Voisinet, Senior Vice President, Provide Chain.

Drotleff joined Oatey’s Sourcing division in February of 2020. Since that point, she has offered strategic steering and experience to assist Oatey navigate complicated procurement processes and provider relationships. In her expanded function as Vice President, Sourcing, Drotleff will proceed to outline and implement strategic initiatives to guarantee Oatey’s Sourcing operate is positioned to assist Oatey’s continued development.

“Erin has demonstrated spectacular management at Oatey over the previous three years,” says Voisinet. “Her experience and expertise in buying and sourcing will probably be essential to Oatey’s success as we proceed to develop our enterprise and ship for our prospects.”

Prior to coming to Oatey, Drotleff held sourcing and buying administration positions at Republic Metal, Medical Mutual, Cleveland-Cliffs, and Deloitte Consulting.

Based mostly in Cleveland, Oatey is a graduate of the College of Mount Union, the place she acquired a bachelor’s diploma in biology. In 2020, Drotleff earned a Grasp of Enterprise Administration diploma from Case Western Reserve College.