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Hercules Manufacturing - Meet Our Management Team

	George L. Caddick, Chairman Emeritus Born in 1931, George attended attended Indiana University, Bloomington, IN from 1949-53 where he earned a BS in Accounting. He served in the US Army from 1953-1955 . From 1955-56 he was employed with the accounting firm of Caddick, Gaither & Horton, Evansville, IN as accountant. George became active in management at Hercules Mfg. Co. in 1957 and relocated the company from Evansville to Henderson, KY.
	Jeffrey A. Caddick, CEO/Owner From 1981-1985 Jeffrey attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana earning a BS in Business, Major in Accounting, Minor in English, and graduated Cum Laud. After 10 years in NYC he relocated back to Evansville, IN joining Hercules as a District Sales Manager. He moved on to become Operations Manager, and then to Purchasing Agent.
Jeffrey purchased Hercules Mfg. Co. from George L. & Rita Caddick in 2000 and now serves as CEO. Moonlighting as the personal manager of a legendary jazz musician has enabled him to travel all over the world and even to perform at the White House. “What differentiates Hercules from our competitors is the level of customer service we provide through our sales force. We put in the time and effort to serve our customers with good specs before a purchase, but also, we do not run away from a customer with a problem after a purchase.” Jeffrey A. Caddick, CEO
	Joe Banna, President Emeritus Born in 1939, Joe attended Cambellsville College, Cambellsville, KY from 1960-64. From 1964-66 he was employed by Central Grocery, Flint, MI. From 1966-69 he was employed by Vesley Company, LaPeer, MI. Joe joined Hercules in 1969 as VP of Operations and in 1993 he was named President. Read the Henderson Geaner article on Joe's retirement.
	James A. “Chip” Honse, Sales Manager Chip is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in Speech Communication. Chip brings 25+ years experience in truck body and trailer design and sales to his position at Hercules. Chip is considered an industry “expert” on cold plate refrigeration systems. He feels that excellence in customer service is extremely important to Hercules.

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