Big Kaiser Precision Tooling has announced the promotion of Jack Burley to president/chief operating Officer as of January 1, 2021. Chris Kaiser, Big Kaiser president and CEO of 30 years, will take on the role of executive advisor.

“Jack has been my right hand in this company from the very beginning,” said Kaiser. “He’s shown his leadership in managing the sales and engineering teams and has made many significant contributions to Big Kaiser including new product designs and development. He’s more than ready and deserving of this promotion.”

Burley began his career with Big Kaiser more than 30 years ago and is currently vice president, sales and engineering. Burley is a U.S. Marine veteran and earned his degree in mechanical engineering from State University of New York at Alfred. As president/COO of the North American operations for Big Kaiser, Burley will continue to hold his seat on the board of directors for Big Kaiser. 

“I am very honored and excited about my new position with Big Kaiser, and truly grateful to the executive management at Big Daishowa and to Chris for placing their trust and confidence in me to lead the company,” said Burley.