Superior, Inc. wanted you to know about the recent appointment of Edwin Beall as their new Vice President, Supply Management. Bernie Coleman, President and CEO announced, "Edwin's experience in supply chain management is a huge asset to Superior's increasing engine production demands, and we couldn't be more pleased with Edwin's return to the Superior team."

 Beall's progressive career has focused on the Supply Chain and Operations Management fields, with the majority of his career tied to the mining equipment, automotive, aviation and defense industries. In 1989, Edwin joined Superior as Director, Materials Management and was later appointed Vice President, Materials Management. He left Superior in 1995 and entered the Supply Chain consulting field. As Senior Principal with Technology Solutions Company, he assisted clients such as Chevron/Texaco, Exxon/Mobil, TRW and American Cancer Society with various Supply Chain initiatives. Beall holds a BBA degree from Texas A&M University - Commerce.

As Vice President, Supply Management, Beall is responsible for Superior's procurement, product planning and warehouse operations. Additional responsibilities include implementing the infrastructure and business processes to support Superior's new engine production facility. The production facility opened in April 2003 to produce Superior's XP-360 Engine^TM , manufactured for the sport aviation market, and the SV-360 that is being type certified for the New Aircraft and Supplemental Type Certificate markets.

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