Alexandria Industries announced today that Todd McChesney has joined the company as the director of business development. With his versatile background in manufacturing, along with honed critical-thinking skills, McChesney will help the company generate unconventional ideas and innovative ways to improve its systems and processes that exceed customer needs.
Todd McChesney | Director of Business Development
“We are excited to have Todd join our team to help guide us through our next evolution of innovation, growth and prosperity at Alexandria Industries,” said Tom Schabel, CEO. “Upon meeting him, it was obvious to our entire leadership team that he would be great for this role. We realized our values aligned and that Todd would easily fit into our culture.”
McChesney’s business acumen and broad manufacturing knowledge comes from a career that spans more than three decades of growing company revenue. By focusing on design for manufacturability, improving product value and understanding customer needs, his efforts consistently result in customer success. He has a natural ability to easily connect and engage with people at all levels of an organization, cultivating mutually beneficial relationships that bring out the best in everyone.
“Todd has an innate ability to empower others to achieve their goals,” said Steve Schabel, president, commercial and centralized services, Alexandria Industries. “He will continually look for new ways to bring to life advanced manufacturing solutions we can be proud of and will enable our customers to be even more successful.”
Most recently, McChesney served as the president of Hutchinson Holdings LLC: ERMC | Hutchinson MFG (Elk River, Minn.), where he helped to transform the company from a job shop to repetitive product manufacturing. Prior to this, McChesney was with Dynamic Sealing Technologies (Andover, Minn.) and Elk River Machine Company (Elk River, Minn.).
McChesney holds a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering technology from Minnesota State University (Mankato, Minn.) and a master’s in business management from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.)
About Alexandria Industries
Alexandria Industries produces custom components using industry-leading technology and a skilled workforce through extruded aluminum, precision machining, fabrication, plastic injection and foam molding, welding and assembly services. The company makes the parts that go into products people see and use every day, such as components for all-terrain vehicles, renewable energy systems, watercraft, hospital equipment, playground equipment, lighting systems and much more. Alexandria Industries is headquartered in Alexandria, Minn., with manufacturing locations in Minnesota and Indiana. See us on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.