David J. Ropp
Director/Board Member at Performance Motorsports, Inc.
Profile
Mr. David J.
Ropp is Operating Partner at Norwest Equity Partners and an Advisory Partner at Castle Island Partners LLC.
Mr. Ropp vast career experience includes overall company operations, financial management, strategic business planning, and acquisitions.
Prior to joining the NEP in 2012, he held President and CEO positions at Dover Corporation, specifically at Dover Resources, a subsidiary of Dover Corp., and at Dover Industrial Products.
During his tenure at both businesses, he helped to drive significant growth and global corporate expansion, improve gross margins and increase shareholder value.
Prior to his posts at Dover, Mr. Ropp held several leadership roles at other prominent diversified manufacturing companies, including OPW Fueling Components (an operating company within Dover Resources), Crosby Valve and Ingersoll-Rand.
Mr. Ropp was previously employed as President & Chief Executive Officer by Dover Industrial Products, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer by Dover Resources, Inc., General Manager by Schlage Lock Co., and President by Mapi, Inc.
Mr. Ropp received his BS, mechanical engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from Xavier University.
David J. Ropp active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Performance Motorsports, Inc.
 Performance Motorsports, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Performance Motorsports, Inc. manufactures and supplies primarily pistons and other engine related components. The company is headquartered in Mentor, OH. | Director/Board Member | 2017-02-13 |
Former positions of David J. Ropp
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| DOVER CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-07-09 |
| Dover Industrial Products, Inc. | President | 2009-07-09 |
MAPI, Inc.
 MAPI, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MAPI, Inc. is a non porift organization that connects manufacturing leaders. It offers education programs and manufacturing-specific business research. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | President | - |
Schlage Lock Co.
 Schlage Lock Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ingersoll Rand Recognition Systems provides security systems and services. The company provides biometric access control, time & attendance and personal identification equipment. Its product HandPunch system, use different fingerprint and hand geometry recognition technologies to verify identity. Ingersoll Rand Recognition was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Castle Island Partners LLC
 Castle Island Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Castle Island Partners LLC (Castle Island Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, United States. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of David J. Ropp
| Xavier University | Masters Business Admin |
| Kettering University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| DOVER CORPORATION | Producer Manufacturing |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Dover Resources, Inc.
 Dover Resources, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Dover Resources, Inc. manufactures and distributes fluid control equipment. The firm provides refiners, calciners, coal producers and end-users such as cement, power, steel and aluminum plants for bulk commodity product streams. It also distributes petroleum coke, carbon fines, coal, asphaltenes and other complimentary products to industries. Dover's clients include BP, ExxonMobil, Unocal, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Tesoro, Valero, Imperial Oil, Kuwait Petroleum Co. and YPF/Repsol. The company was founded in 1955 and is located in Tulsa, OK. | Electronic Technology |
Schlage Lock Co.
Schlage Lock Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ingersoll Rand Recognition Systems provides security systems and services. The company provides biometric access control, time & attendance and personal identification equipment. Its product HandPunch system, use different fingerprint and hand geometry recognition technologies to verify identity. Ingersoll Rand Recognition was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Commercial Services |
MAPI, Inc.
MAPI, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MAPI, Inc. is a non porift organization that connects manufacturing leaders. It offers education programs and manufacturing-specific business research. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Commercial Services |
Castle Island Partners LLC
Castle Island Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Castle Island Partners LLC (Castle Island Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, United States. | Finance |
| Dover Industrial Products, Inc. | |
Performance Motorsports, Inc.
Performance Motorsports, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Performance Motorsports, Inc. manufactures and supplies primarily pistons and other engine related components. The company is headquartered in Mentor, OH. | Producer Manufacturing |
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