OMCO, a prominent custom roll former offering secondary e-coating and powder coating services, is pleased to announce that Gary Schuster, president and CEO, has been named winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award, Northeast Ohio. Mr. Schuster beat out 27 finalists in the Northeast Ohio program. "I am very honored to have been selected for this prestigious award," said Schuster in his acceptance speech during a special gala event on June 27 at the Marriott Cleveland Downtown. "The credit for our accomplishments is shared with all of our employees at OMCO. We are fortunate to have an extremely dedicated group." The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program recognizes entrepreneurs in companies with high growth who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. Schuster joined OMCO in 2006 and brought with him more than 30 years of experience in industrial manufacturing. It was a very challenging time at OMCO, and Mr. Schuster immediately formulated the company’s new growth strategy, which included the ability to respond quickly to market opportunities. The result of this strategy was a sales increase of 816% over the three year period from 2009 to 2012. To support this tremendous growth rate, two new facilities were built and the company’s workforce grew by 800 employees.About OMCO CorporationFounded in 1955, OMCO is the largest custom roll former in the United States. OMCO develops highly engineered shapes for industries ranging from agriculture and appliances to building products, construction, conveyors, storage systems, transportation and solar. OMCO has four manufacturing facilities in the United States that represent more than 600,000 square feet of manufacturing space with more than 40 active roll forming mills, over 50 presses, and dozens of other metalworking operations. For more information, visit www.omcoform.com.
