Dennis Hanley Joins Kuhn Rikon as General Manager

Dennis Hanley has joined Kuhn Rikon USA as General Manager, responsible for all operations in the Americas and Canada. This comes at a time of growth and expansion for the brand, which includes cooks’ tools, cutlery, Safety LidLifters®, Duromatic® Pressure Cookers, specialty cookware and baking tools and accessories.

Hanley comes to Kuhn Rikon with three decades of housewares sales and management experience, most recently as Vice President, Sales at Fortessa Tableware Solutions, LLC. He has held senior sales management positions with Brady Marketing Company, Focus Products Group International, LLC, and Le Creuset of America, Inc. He began his career in retail, with buyer and management experience at Federated Department Stores and Robinson’s/May.

Hanley reports to Dr. Tobias Gerfin, CEO of Kuhn Rikon AG. “We welcome Dennis Hanley to Kuhn Rikon, with great optimism for what lies ahead. His energy, experience and vision – combined with our sales momentum and new products offerings – point to continued and accelerated growth for 2017 and beyond,” said Gerfin.