The promotion of Mr. Bob Pensyl was recently announced by East Penn Manufacturing. Mr. Pensyl has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Manufacturing and Purchasing Automotive Division.

Mr. Pensyl has nearly 40 years of experience in the battery industry. First joining East Penn in 1976, he held positions in the shipping/retail store and in product shipping. He was later promoted to Scheduler, Production Manager, and most recently as the Director, Manufacturing Automotive Division.

In his new role, Mr. Pensyl is responsible for all manufacturing and purchasing in the automotive battery and injection molding plants.

Mr. Pensyl received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Penn State University.

East Penn is a leading manufacturer of high quality lead-acid batteries and accessories for the automotive, telecommunications, UPS, commercial, marine, and motive power markets. The company’s quality and environmental systems for its entire 520-acre complex have been certified to ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, and ISO 14001:2004 requirements. For more information contact East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc., Lyon Station, PA 19536 or visit the company web site at www.dekabatteries.com