Woodward Inc. names general manager

Woodward Inc., Mars, Pa., a designer and fabricator of ferrous and nonferrous metal products in bulk material handling applications, has hired John Pitzer as general manager. He is responsible for the daily business operations of the company and its Mars Mineral division, which designs and manufactures agitation pelletizing equipment and systems.

Pitzer previously held a variety of engineering management positions in manufacturing and retail environments. He has more than 30 years of experience related to coil processing, machine tooling, packaging, material handling, and sortation.