Vermont Composites, Inc. (VCI) of Bennington, Vermont, is pleased to announce that Patrick J. Wheeler has been appointed CEO & President. Mr. Wheeler has worked closely with Vermont Composites for the past 8 years as a member of Vermont Composites' Board of Directors.
“Since joining the Board of Directors in 1997, Vermont Composites has tripled in size. I look forward to working with our 225 employees here in Bennington and with Jim Sharkey, our General Manager, as we continue to grow Vermont Composites' aerospace, medical and automotive business”
Mr. Wheeler is an experienced CEO, whose primary focus has been with manufacturing, and specialty materials companies. He moved to Vermont when he became President of Questech Metals, a successful Middlebury based company manufacturing decorative composite products. He managed this company through its startup phase. Earlier in his career he was Vice President, Finance, for the Aeneas Venture Capital Group, Harvard University's $1.5 billion Venture Capital Fund. Prior to this, he held several positions with a Fortune 500 company, Dennison Manufacturing Company, as Director of Mergers Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Director.
Vermont Composites, Inc. designs and fabricates advanced carbon fiber composite structures for commercial, aerospace and automotive markets. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and services a broad range of customers. Products include: medical diagnostic imaging tables and components, composite structures for aerospace and spacecraft, as well as automotive applications.