Tidland President Retires

CAMAS, Wash.—Tidland Corporation has announced the retirement of an influential leader. Quino Lorente will leave the company in a position of global strength—a position that he helped to secure, says Tidland.

Lorente joined Tidland Corporation in 1985 as Manager of Business Development, where his primary focus was international growth. In 1990 he became General Manager of Tidland Electronics and led the team responsible for changing slitting technology with the introduction of the ESP—the industry's first fully automated positioning system. This paved the way for later advances like the MSP - Automated Slitter Positioning systems, the Performance Series Knifeholder, which is very popular with operators, and more recently, the introduction of another industry-first, the award-winning e-Knifeholder. In 1998, Quino was named Vice President of Tidland Slitting, and President of Tidland Corporation shortly after 1999.

During his tenure with the company, Lorente contributed to the growth of the organization by leading aggressive international expansion, beginning with Tidland Brazil in 1985. Tidland Brazil has become a staple in the Latin American Converting Community and winner of five consecutive 'Business of Excellence' awards for their dedication to product quality and consistently exceeding customer expectations. In addition to Tidland Brazil, Lorente was instrumental in the development of Tidland Japan in 1988 and Tidland Web Accessories (India) in 1994 before becoming a Maxcess International company in 1995.

"I have enjoyed working with Tidland and Maxcess," said Lorente. "Throughout my career with the company, my colleagues have been excellent and very professional, making the work easy."

"Quino's sophistication and vision has led to the growth of one of the most successful lines in the company's history," said Marcel Hage, president and chief operating officer of Maxcess International. "Moving forward, we can build upon this foundation that he has laid to take all of the Maxcess International companies to greater growth and profitability."