B&P Littleford appoints John Maher as chief executive officer

B&P Littleford has appointed John Maher as president and chief executive officer, the company announced. The leadership change follows the retirement of Larry Slovin, who led the organization for 17 years.

Maher joins B&P Littleford with decades of experience in industrial manufacturing and executive leadership. He most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Inductoheat, based in Madison Heights, Michigan.

According to B&P Littleford, Maher has led organizations across sales, marketing, research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and procurement. His background also includes international leadership experience, having served as president and chief executive officer of Inductotherm Group China from 2018 to 2022 while based in Shanghai.

Earlier in his career, Maher held leadership roles as president of Artis Systems Inc. and as construction chemicals business unit manager for Axson North America.

In a statement, Maher said he plans to work with the company’s leadership team to advance its operational and growth objectives. He also noted the company’s established position in manufacturing mixing and separation equipment used across the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and energetics industries.

B&P Littleford said the new CEO will focus on supporting existing customers while developing new business opportunities as the company moves forward.