ANAHEIM, Calif. (October 2, 2018)—MK Battery and its parent company, East Penn Manufacturing Co., have announced the appointment of Wayne Merdinger as president of MK Battery. Merdinger becomes only the second president in MK’s 35-year history, succeeding Mark Wels who co-founded the company with Mark Kettler in 1983. Wels will continue to serve on MK’s board of directors in addition to his capacity as vice president and general manager of East Penn Reserve Power Sales Group.

According to Mark Wels, “Wayne is the consummate dedicated professional with whom we have all had the pleasure of working since 2006 when he joined us as head of international business development. Since 2013, he has been serving as MK’s executive vice president and general manager and brings to this new role over 40 years of business and executive management experience.”

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