PINE TREE CASTINGS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Rosenthal served in a variety of positions at Timex Corporation from 1989 to 2001, including Treasurer, Counsel and Senior Counsel, as well as Director and Chairman of Timex Watches Ltd. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Rosenthal served in a variety of positions at Katy Industries, Inc., including Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Rosenthal was the President of Performance Sports Group Ltd. (formerly Bauer Performance Sports Ltd.) from 2015 to 2016. He served as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration from 2012 to 2015, and Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2012. He was the Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Advisors for Kensington Investment Corporation from 2017 to 2018. He is currently CFO of The Granite Group Wholesalers LLC and has been in this role since 2018. Mr. Rosenthal currently is the Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Risk Oversight, and Capital Policy Committees.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- President
Mr. Killoy is a 1981 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and subsequently served in a variety of Armor and Infantry assignments in the U.S. Army. Prior to joining Ruger, Mr. Killoy was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Smith & Wesson. Mr. Killoy was named CEO of the Company on May 9, 2017, and served as President and COO of the Company from January 1, 2014, to May 9, 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Killoy served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing beginning in November 2006. Mr. Killoy originally joined the Company in 2003 as Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, and subsequently as Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Killoy served as Vice President and General Manager of Savage Range Systems. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and a member of the Board of Directors of Velocity Outdoor, a subsidiary of Compass Diversified Holdings. Mr. Killoy currently is a member of the Capital Policy Committee .
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Cosentino was a partner of Capital Resource Partners, LP from 1999 to 2000, and a Director in the following Capital Resource Partners, LP portfolio companies: Spirit Brands from 1998 to 2006, Pro Group, Inc. from 1999 to 2002, World Power Technologies, Inc. from 1998 to 2001, and Todd Combustion, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. Served as a Director of the Wiremold Company from 1991 to 2000, the Vice Chairman of Primary Steel, LLC from 2005 to 2007, the Chairman of North American Specialty Glass, LLC from 2005 to 2012, a Director of the Bilco Company from 2007 to 2016 and was a Director of Whitcraft LLC from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Cosentino is also the former Vice President-Operations of the Stanley Works, former President of PCI Group, Inc., former CEO and Co-owner of Rau Fastener, LLC, former President of the Otis Elevator-North America division of United Technologies, and former Group Executive of the Dana her Corporation. Mr. Cosentino has been a Director of Simonds International, Inc. since 2001, a partner of Ironwood Manufacturing Fund, LP since 2002, Chairman of the Board of Habco Industries LLC since 2012, and a Director of Addaero LLC since 2014. He joined the Board of Flux Power Holdings, Inc. in 2020. Mr. Cosentino was named the Company's Vice Chairman on April 28, 2010, having served as Lead Director beginning in April 2007, and the Lead Vice Chairman on May 9, 2018 (which function encompasses the duties of Lead Director). He currently is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
Kevin was elected by the Board as Vice President and General Counsel on April 23, 2008. Prior thereto, Kevin served as the Company's Director of Marketing from June 4, 2007. Kevin joined the Company in July 2001 as an Assistant General Counsel.
Former Partner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Illinois
MBA from University of Connecticut
BS in Computer Science from the University of Akron
Juris Doctor from Washington & Lee University School of Law
United States Marine Corps 1980-1984
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Fifer was the Chief Executive Officer of the Company from September 25, 2006, to May 9, 2017. Additionally, he served as President of the Company from April 23, 2008, to January 1, 2014. He was President of Various Watts Industries divisions from 1994 to 1998, President of North American Operations of Watts Industries, Inc. from 1998 to 2002, the Executive Vice President and President of Engineered Products of Mueller Industries, Inc. from 2003 to 2006, and a member of the Board of Directors and Audit, Compensation and Special Committees of Conbraco Industries from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Fifer was named Vice Chairman of the Board in May 2017 and currently is a member of the Capital Policy and Risk Oversight Committees.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
Mickey Wilson was named Vice President of Operations for New Product Development, Product Engineering and Mayodan Manufacturing in June of 2023. In this role, Mickey oversees and implements all aspects of Ruger's New Product Development process and continues to oversee all manufacturing operations in Mayodan.
Prior to that, Mickey served as Vice President of Mayodan Operations since 2017, a role he assumed after overseeing manufacturing in a variety of roles since June of 2013, when he led the charge of setting up and growing Ruger's manufacturing facility in Mayodan, NC. Since joining Ruger in 2007, Mickey has been key in transforming Ruger's manufacturing operations into Lean value streams, creating a Lean culture and growing sales through new product introductions.
Throughout his career, Mickey has been involved in manufacturing operations and engineering. He served in many engineering and operational leadership capacities for TRW Automotive, Wabash National Trailer Corporation and JeffBoat LLC.
Mickey graduated from Purdue University in 1999 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and received his M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Widman was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Philip Services Corporation from 1998 to 2001. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex Corporation from 2002 until his retirement in 2013. He served as a Board and Nominating and Governance Committee member, and as Audit Committee chair, of Lubrizol Corp from November 2008 until September 2011. In 2014, Mr. Widman joined the Board of Directors of Harsco Corporation, where he serves as the Chairman of its Audit Committee, and a member of its Management Development and Compensation Committees. Also in 2014, Mr. Widman joined the Board of Directors of Vectrus, Inc. and serves as a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Widman currently is Chairman of the Company's Risk Oversight Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Capital Policy Committees.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Brigadier General (Retired, U.S. Army) Halstead is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Steadfast Leadership, LLC, a private leader development training and consultant company. In that role, she has worked with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, speaking on leadership, consulting and coaching. She has been a consultant since 2011 on leadership and logistics for Standard Process, a family-owned company that manufactures whole food-based nutritional supplements. From 2009 to 2010, General Halstead served as a Commissioner for the Presidential Commission on Military Leadership Diversity. Prior to establishing Steadfast Leadership, she served in the United States Army for 27 years and was a 1981 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. From 1981 to 2008, General Halstead was a multifunctional logistician, and served in a variety of staff and command positions, nationally and internationally, as part of Joint and Coalition organizations. Brigadier General Halstead culminated her career as the senior commanding general in charge of logistics in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 in support of 250K personnel; followed by commanding the army's Ordnance Center and Schools, where she was responsible for the academic training and leader development for all enlisted and commissioned officers with vehicle and weapons maintenance, munitions, and explosive ordnance skillsets. She currently is a member of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance, Risk Oversight and Capital Policy Committees.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President of Marketing
Rob, named Vice President of Marketing, has served as Director of Marketing since January 2013, overseeing all Ruger marketing activities including brand development, product launches, media buying, advertising, and trade shows. Rob was also responsible for Ruger's web presence, including both Ruger.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Whitaker was the President and CEO of Johnson Outdoors from 1996 to 2000, and CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of Colt's Manufacturing Co., Inc. from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Whitaker was a member of the Board and Executive Committee of Strategic Distribution, Inc., and was its President and CEO from 2000 to 2003. He served as the President and CEO of Hyco International from 2003 and as a member of its Board from 2001 until his retirement in 2011. Mr. Whitaker was a Board member of Pangborn Corporation from 2006 to 2015 and served as the chair of its Compensation Committee. He is a former Board member of Firearms Training Systems, Group Decco, Michigan Seamless Tube, Precision Navigation, Inc. and Weirton Steel Corporation and Code Alarm, and a former Trustee of the College of Wooster. Mr. Whitaker has been a Board member of Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. since 2011, and serves as the Chairman of its Compensation Committee and as a member of its Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. In 2013, he joined the Board of Payne & Dolan (now Walbec Group), a family-owned road construction business based in Wisconsin, and currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and is the Chairman of the Special Litigation Committee. He has been Chairman of the Indiana University Manufacturing Policy Initiative at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs since June 2017. He has been a member of the Advisory Board for the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs since June 2017. Mr. Whitaker currently is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and is a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Board of Directors
Ms. Froman is an attorney in private civil law practice with the Law and Mediation Office of Sandra S. Froman, P.L.C. Ms. Froman is a former President and board member of the Arizona Bar Foundation. She taught law school courses at Santa Clara University Law School from 1983 to 1985. She served as a Vice President from 1998 to 2005 and as NRA President from 2005 to 2007. She has chaired several NRA committees, including the Executive Committee, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Grassroots Development Committee and the Industry Relations Task Force. Ms. Froman is also a former President and Trustee of the NRA Foundation and a former Trustee of the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund. Additionally, she is a former partner of Snell & Wilmer, LLP, a former shareholder of Bilby & Shoenhair, PC, and a former partner of Loeb & Loeb, LLP. Ms. Froman has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association ("NRA") since 1992. She holds a lifetime position on the NRA Executive Council. Ms. Froman is a member of the Board of the Joe Foss Institute, having previously served as its Chairman. Ms. Froman currently is Chairwoman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Risk Oversight Committees.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President of Administration
Sarah, named Vice President of Administration, has served the Company in various human resource and legal capacities since joining the Company in 2011. In her most recent role as Director of Human Resources, Sarah worked with a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team to develop and launch "Ruger University," an internal program offering degree and non-degree courses designed to further associates' training and education. And as part of an ongoing effort to harmonize and simplify Company policies, practices and procedures, Sarah also guided a team to successfully implement "Workday," the Company's first cloud-based human capital management system.
Prior to joining Ruger, Sarah worked as a litigation associate at Day Pitney LLP and Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP, where she handled a wide variety of matters, including complex commercial litigation, product liability and employment disputes.
Sarah graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2005 and Suffolk University (summa cum laude) in 2001.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
Shawn was elected by the Board as Vice President of Sales on November 6, 2015. He previously served as the Company's Director of Sales beginning in November 2011. Shawn joined the Company in 1989 as an Accounting Office Assistant, growing to a Regional Sales Manager prior to becoming Director of Sales.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. O'Connor has spent over 30 years in the financial services industry. He previously served as the Managing Partner of Cedar Creek Management, LLC, a private investment partnership, and as Partner at HPB Associates, also a private investment firm. Between 1990 and 1992, Mr. O'Connor served as an analyst with Feshbach Brothers. Prior to that, Mr. O'Connor spent 10 years at Kidder Peabody as a principal in equity sales and investment banking. Mr. O'Connor served as a Board Member of Covenant House New Jersey and on the Finance and Investment Committees of Covenant House International. He also served on the Compliance, Audit and Special Committees of SRV Bancorp. Mr. O'Connor has been a principal of High Rise Capital Partners, LLC, a private real estate investment firm, since 2010 (including its predecessor company). He is also the sole owner of Pokka, LLC an e-commerce company specializing in writing instruments. Mr. O'Connor currently is the Chairman of the Capital Policy Committee and is a member of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance, Audit, and Compensation Committees.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President of Finance
- Treasurer
Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer as of July 10, 2017. Previously, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since 2003 and Assistant Controller from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Dineen joined the Company in 1997 as Manager of Corporate Accounting.
Former Audit Manager at KPMG LLP
BS in Accounting from Boston College
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
Tim Lowney, who has been with Ruger for over 16 years, was promoted to the position of Vice President of Operations for Newport, Prescott and RPM Manufacturing in June of 2023. Prior to this promotion, Tim served in various operations leadership roles with the Company, most recently, as Vice President of Prescott Operations since April 1, 2019.
An engineer by trade, Tim has worked in manufacturing management for 25 years, including previous positions with TRW Automotive and Torrington. Tim has extensive Lean training and has led multiple Lean conversions over his career. He is excited to continuously improve and optimize Ruger's operations and lead the Newport, Prescott and RPM manufacturing teams through their continued Value Stream implementation.
Tim graduated from the University of Lowell with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Yes. All Ruger® shotguns can be dry fired without damage, and dry firing can be useful to familiarize the owner with the firearm. However, be sure any firearm is completely unloaded before dry firing!
Will Ruger replace the barrel/receiver on my Ruger .22 pistol?
We cannot change the barrel size or type of your Ruger® .22 pistol. The barrel/receiver is an integral unit and can only be replaced with one the same size, type and finish as the original. It is serial numbered and is considered to be a 'firearm' by the BATFE. Barrel/receivers are factory fitted on an exchange only basis. The complete pistol must be sent to our Service Department for this service. It is recommended that you contact us prior to sending your pistol to the factory for a barrel/receiver replacement at 928-778-6555.
The Ruger Mark I and Mark II™ pistols are no longer in production and barrel/receiver replacements for them are not available. The barrel/receiver for the Ruger Mark III™ pistol is factory-installed and is not sold separately.