Star SU, the marketing, sales and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) Rickert as its Round Tool Product Manager. In this position, Rickert is responsible for identifying customer needs and market trends for product development, cultivating relationships with key accounts, and supporting regional sales distributors to achieve sales goals. Based in the Farmington Hills office, he will report to Andreas Blind, Star SU president. “As a previous Star employee, we are really excited to have Rick back on our team,” said Blind. “With over 35 years in the industry, he has worked in various roles from his roots in machining to engineering to sales management, bringing incredible knowledge and insight to this role.”

Prior to rejoining Star, Rick was a territory manager for 15 years with Guhring, Inc out of Brookfield, Wisconsin. His experience and understanding of applications and processes served him well as he took on more responsibility for sales development and growth. Important to his success has been the ability to cultivate strong relationships based on knowledge, trust, and customer satisfaction.

“I’m grateful that my path has led me back to Star where so much of my career got its start”, said Rickert. “I’m truly excited to pick up on all of the momentum the company has going and to take that to the next level.”