RCR Enterprises, LLC Announces New Leadership Appointments

RCR Enterprises, LLC announced key leadership appointments to promote strategic development and emerging opportunities inside and outside of motorsports.

RCR Enterprises is the parent company of multiple operating companies, including Richard Childress Racing, ECR Engines, RCR Manufacturing Solutions, Childress Technologies (CT) Spring Company and more. Bob Fisher has been named the business president of ECR Engines, with Mike Brown now holding the same title at RCR Manufacturing Solutions and Jim Suth taking the helm for CT Spring Company.

All three business presidents will report to RCR Enterprises president Mike Verlander and RCR Enterprises chairman and CEO Richard Childress.

“RCR Enterprises is positioned for growth with the appointments of three strong business presidents in Bob Fisher, Mike Brown and Jim Suth,” said Verlander.

“Beyond RCR’s legendary status as a championship-winning race team, Richard Childress has quietly expanded operations into manufacturing, advanced analytics, engineering and defense work, building a national presence while becoming one of the top employers in Davidson County, North Carolina. Having strong, business-savvy presidents leading key areas of RCR Enterprises’ operations sets us up for long-term stability and continued progression.”

Fisher's resume includes more than 30 years of experience working with combustion engines. He has been part of ECR since the company's inception. Matt Wiles, who has been named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ECR, first joined ECR in 2014 and has significant experience in research and development.

Brown and his team at RCR Manufacturing Solutions develop and implement business strategies and opportunities for the RCR manufacturing business. This includes development of the company's machining business, including RCR's Okuma Technology Center capabilities. RCRMS has also developed a focus on military applications, especially in the area of ground mobility and defense.

Suth will oversee the production of high-performance valve springs as president of CT Spring Company as well as other high-performance applications. CT Springs are used in NASCAR engines for Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, as well as General Motors engines competing in IMSA and other forms of road racing as well as various grassroots racing formats.

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