To continue to drive the company’s growth, Gemstar Manufacturing, Cannon Falls, Minnesota, has named Mark Hedin as business leader and Kevin Paulson as director of product.
Gemstar Manufacturing is an engineering-based solutions provider with more than 55 years of manufacturing experience in protective packaging and custom parts solutions. Gemstar’s full-service manufacturing capabilities include industry-leading, vertically integrated manufacturing processes, a fully staffed engineering team, in-house tooling, 5-axis routing and full-service finishing.
In his new role as business leader for Gemstar, Mark Hedin will support continued investment into the Gemstar brand as it continues to fuel growth and increase its market share in the hard cases and custom parts industry segments. Hedin, who led Gemstar’s sales efforts from 2004 to 2007, returned to the company in 2014 as Gemstar’s president of operations. In 2018, he joined the leadership team of Gemstar’s parent company, Gemini, as vice president of sales for both divisions, which he will continue to serve in addition to his new Gemstar duties.
Kevin Paulson joined Gemstar Protective Hard Cases in May 2022 as the company’s director of product. Paulson supports the development of new products and innovative manufacturing technologies. Prior to joining Gemstar, Paulson worked for 23 years with Ergotron, recently as senior director of Ergotron Custom.
The addition of Paulson and the appointment of Hedin to lead the group’s efforts will be instrumental for Gemstar in taking full advantage of the strategic investments in technology by the Gemstar leadership team. Among these investments is Gemstar’s exclusive Robomold® manufacturing technology. This technology provides precision custom part solutions with fully automated capabilities, allowing Gemstar to produce cutting-edge part solutions, such as unique geometries and multi-layer products not available in conventional rotational molding.
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