Red Lion Puts New Leader at the Head of the Pride

As yet another in a series of moves designed to increase its prominence in the IoT, Red Lion Controls has appointed a new President.

Red Lion is a developer of communications, monitoring and control systems for industrial automation and networking. It has made Jack Lee the new President of the company, effective immediately. He will be based at Red Lion’s headquarters in York, Pennsylvania.

Lee succeeds Mike Granby, who served as President of Red Lion for seventeen years, and is leaving the company to pursue other entrepreneurial projects. Granby joined Red Lion in 1996 through the acquisition of the UK business that he founded, Paradigm Controls.

“Jack has broad experience in industrial markets, including business development in the rapidly-growing Industrial Internet of Things field. His leadership skills and global industrial background make him well-suited to take Red Lion into its next phase,” said Jo Hallas, Business Group Director at Spectris plc. “We would like to thank Mike for his considerable contribution to Red Lion, building the company into a trusted industrial automation and networking brand over his many years of service.”

Jack served as SVP and Managing Director of the Surface Equipment and Automation Business Group for Dover Corporation before joining Red Lion. Prior to that, he held senior positions with Emerson, including leading the acquisition and integration of the Bristol measurement and control business. Earlier in his career, he held positions with Solvay and Pennzoil.

“I look forward to the opportunity to lead Red Lion forward as it helps customers gain business insight by improving communications and increasing productivity through its industry-leading solutions,” said Lee. “Red Lion has great talent, technology, partnerships and global reach, and we will continue to innovate and focus on providing strong customer service into the future.”