HIX Corporation and its shareholders announce the promotion of Kay Dunbar as President, the second only in the Kansas-based company's history. Dunbar has shown her leadership, wisdom and skills in directing HIX during the past 18 months as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Dunbar joined HIX in April of 1986. She has followed a path through Purchasing, IT, HR and Accounting, eventually rising to Chief Financial Officer and Board member. She has learned strategic ins and outs of the process of manufacturing in her 34 years, making her a unique fit for the overall leadership of HIX.
HIX was started as Hix Automation in 1963, by Dan Hix, a Pittsburg, Kansas native, in the bay of his Pittsburg gas station to make equipment for the graphics industry: printers and heat presses. His brother, Cliff, joined him as the business began to grow. Investors from Wichita purchased Hix Automation and simply changed the name to HIX Corporation. Upon closing, one of the Wichita investors moved to Pittsburg as its new President for the next 30 years. Over the last 15 years, HIX began to expand product offerings into industrial ovens and food processing equipment, which are sold worldwide.
Dunbar joined HIX in April of 1986. She has followed a path through Purchasing, IT, HR and Accounting, eventually rising to Chief Financial Officer and Board member. She has learned strategic ins and outs of the process of manufacturing in her 34 years, making her a unique fit for the overall leadership of HIX.
HIX was started as Hix Automation in 1963, by Dan Hix, a Pittsburg, Kansas native, in the bay of his Pittsburg gas station to make equipment for the graphics industry: printers and heat presses. His brother, Cliff, joined him as the business began to grow. Investors from Wichita purchased Hix Automation and simply changed the name to HIX Corporation. Upon closing, one of the Wichita investors moved to Pittsburg as its new President for the next 30 years. Over the last 15 years, HIX began to expand product offerings into industrial ovens and food processing equipment, which are sold worldwide.