Media Kit2016

Primary Media ContactSam DarcyCommunications Specialist+1 920.467-7303sdarcy@joa.com

Secondary Media ContactPaula IndaDirector, Global Sales and Marketing+1 920.467-7312pinda@joa.com

Primary Advertising ContactSam DarcyCommunications Specialist+1 920.467-7303sdarcy@joa.com

Mailing Address100 Crocker Ave.PO Box 903Sheboygan Falls, WI53085-0903 USA

Visit us on the web at:www.joa.comwww.bikoma.de

LEADERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATIVE THINKING

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Company OverviewSince 1932, Curt G. Joa, Inc. has been the world leader in engineering and building specialty machines for the disposable market. Our customers utilize our technology to convert nonwovens, plastics, paper, films, tape and elastics to produce products that include:

• Baby diapers and pants• Adult incontinence briefs and pants• Feminine hygiene products (panty liners, sanitary napkins, light incontinence pads and pants)• Medical nonwovens• Specialty products

From engineering and design through installation, we’re a one-stop shop for complete web manufacturing solu-tions. We do not outsource key manufacturing and assembly operations.

With our JOA and BIKOMA brands, we work to improve our equipment and processes to manufacture new prod-ucts. Our designs also allow us to incorporate advancements into existing machines, eliminating the huge costs for replacement equipment.

At Curt G. Joa, Inc., we form long-term strategic partnerships with our customers, meaning we continually work to meet their ever-changing requirements. And for over 80 years, we’ve been meeting those needs.

Brands

JOALaunched in 1932 with a machine to fold sanitary napkins, the brand has grown to a full product line of machinery for the disposable and hygiene industry. JOA remains the lead-er in innovative machinery, sold around the world to corporations of all sizes.

BIKOMAIntroduced in Germany in 1961, the BIKOMA brand specializes in production machinery for feminine hygiene, baby diapers and medical nonwovens. With over 1,800 machines sup-plied around the world, the brand continues to succeed and expand.

Global Operations

North AmericaFrom our headquarters in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin USA, we employ over 400 at our 31,000 m² facility. From our North American Headquarters, we engineer, manufacture, assemble, test, research and develop our machines.

EuropeOur European Regional Location in Mayen, Germany also serves as BIKOMA’s headquarters. Built in 2013, we utilize our new facilities to manufacture and deliver parts directly from Europe, reducing our global response times.

AsiaBased out of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, our Asian Operational Headquarters allows JOA to provide engineering and technical resources for customers with operations in this world region.

Leadership Team

Gene Kiela IIPresidentGene joined Curt G. Joa, Inc. in 1979. Prior to joining the company, Gene received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Gene is a grandson of the founder, Curt G. Joa and as such has grown up in this closely held family business for most of his life. Gene began his career at Joa working in the engineering department. In 1985, Gene was appointed to the board of directors and currently serves as Company President.

Michael BrookinsExecutive Vice President and CFOMike joined Curt G. Joa, Inc. in 2002. Prior to joining the company, Mike was employed by Pemco, Inc., a member of the Koerber Group, in various positions for 25 years. Mike attended the University of North Dakota and graduated from Lakeland College with a BA in Accounting. Mike is a licensed CPA. Mike also serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Dan Van DykeSales ManagerDan joined Curt G. Joa, Inc.’s engineering group in 1989 and has since held positions in mechanical engineering, project management and sales engineering. As Sales Manager, Dan has responsibility for the Sales Engineering group and the Technical Ser vice and Customer Service organizations. Dan also serves on the company’s Executive Committee. Dan’s extensive technical knowledge of JOA machines and the industry we serve equip him well to provide oversight to the specification, sale and customer service requirements for JOA’s equipment offerings.

Greg Middlesworth, Director of OperationsGreg joined the Curt G. Joa, Inc. company in 1983. Prior to joining the company, Greg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Greg began his career working in various manufacturing positions from machinist, assembler, production scheduler, and buyer. In 1995 Greg was appoint-ed to the position of Manufacturing Manager and in 2010 Greg was named Director of Operations.

Leadership Team

Rob AndrewsDirector of Engineering and Research and DevelopmentRob joined the JOA Company in 1992. Rob is a licensed Professional Engineer and has held various positions in engineering, sales and research and development prior to serving as the Director of Engineering and Research and Development. Rob holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maine and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Paula IndaDirector of Sales and MarketingPaula joined Curt G. Joa, Inc. in 2016. Prior to joining the company, Paula was employed by CNH Industrial in various positions and industries for 17 years. Paula holds a BBA degree in Finance from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and an MBA from Keller Graduate School.

Dr. Ralf HolzBIKOMA Managing DirectorRalf became Managing Director of BIKOMA in 2015. Prior to joining BIKOMA, Ralf gained broad leadership and business development experience in international groups and medium-sized companies, working in the transportation, logistics and automotive industries. Ralf holds a degree in business administration and a doctorate in economics.

Company HistoryCurt Joa was born in 1903 in Mannheim, Germany. At age 21, Joa left Germany for the United States. He boarded the S.S. Arabic from Ham-burg, Germany and headed for New York where he began his new life in America.

Upon arriving to the United States, Mr. Joa’s first business was to pro-vide farmers an errand-running service. He started with one truck and quickly expanded to three trucks in one year. He sold the business and was able to put $1,000 into savings.

Mr. Joa then became an engineer and designer, and eventually moved his family to Wisconsin before losing his job at the outset of The Great Depression.

The Creation of the Curt G. Joa Company

Needing to support his family, Mr. Joa began working as a freelance consultant and efficiency engineer in 1930. During this time, Mr. Joa met with the Diana Manufacturing Company to see if he could devise a method to replace the hand operations used to produce sanitary napkins.

After presenting his invention to the Diana Company in 1931, he was commissioned to build an entire sanitary napkin machine that incor-porated his new ideas. Soon, orders from other companies followed.

In 1932, Curt Joa established an engineering consulting company bearing his name. That same year, Mr. Joa applied for his first patent, for an end-fold mechanism for sanitary napkins.

Despite the nation’s economic woes, Mr. Joa believed that good cus-tomer relationships would lead to success for both his organization and his customers. Soon after, the company received its first patent, for a feminine sanitary napkin machine, and hasn’t looked back.

What began as an opportunity to design an automated process to produce sanitary napkins grew through innovation and expertise to become the standard in quality equipment throughout the world.

Over the years, the company has grown and our machines have be-come more and more complex. Today, in our third generation of family ownership, Curt G. Joa, Inc. still stands for engineering excellence. That’s why our customers travel from all over the world to our offices in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, where we design and build machines that solve production problems for customers throughout a variety of industries.

SINCE 1932, LEADERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATIVE THINKING