Three Rivers, Mich. - Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. announced the promotion of Jim Maggard to director of sales for the paper, packaging, and tissue sector.

Jim was most recently a systems development manager and has been with Kadant Johnson since 2006. Before Kadant Johnson he held various technical and commercial roles at Valmet-Enerdry and Voith. He succeeds John Lefkowitz who retired after 16 years at Kadant Johnson.

"Jim is uniquely qualified to take on this leadership role within our paper, packaging, and tissue sector," said Carl Howe, vice president of sales at Kadant Johnson. "Jim's past experiences leading our systems development group and value-based selling focus will serve him well as an advocate for our customers and his selling organization."