After 18 years in various positions with the company, most recently General Manager, Rodica Matei has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Canada of Wedge Clamp Systems Inc. And already she has lofty goals. “We want to reach way higher than we have in the past,” says Matei, who was promoted to COO after Wedge Clamp’s recent purchase by Craftsman Collision and subsequent departure of long-time company president Desmond Chan. “We’ve barely scratched the surface of the American and international markets. Our new management structure and U.S. presence, including hiring Peter Allan as U.S. Chief Operating officer, will combine with Craftsman’s vast amount of knowledge and experience to contribute greatly to our research and development of new, innovative products that will help improve efficiencies in the autobody industry.”

The company is the manufacturer of the innovative Wedge Clamp anchoring, pulling and measuring system, and the global distributor of the nitrogen-based NitroHeat spraypaint system. It now has three offices – in Canada, the U.S. and China. For further information about Wedge Clamp and its products, phone 1-800-615-9949, visit www.wedgeclamp.com or e-mail us.