John Kasel

John Kasel is the current President & CEO at LB Foster. John has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to their current position, they were an Account Manager at Link Computer Corporation from June 2019 to August 2020. In this role, they were responsible for coordinating and controlling all activity in Link's strategic accounts to ensure the highest quality of service. This included purchase orders, project proposals, A/R management, problem resolution and overall customer satisfaction. Some of Link's I.T. Services include: data center & network infrastructure, web/mobile applications, virtualization/storage, voice/video solutions, wireless solutions, disaster recovery, power i solutions, managed services, network security/network design and I.T. staffing.

Prior to working at Link Computer Corporation, John Kasel was a Supervising Agent at Arias Agencies from April 2018 to May 2019. In this role, they maintained responsibilities as a Career Agent, while additional responsibilities as a Field-Trainer (Supervising Agent) included calling and interviewing new applicants, training new agents, facilitating daily workshops, role play and film review. John also managed team spreadsheets to track customer policy modifications and bulletins. During the first three weeks of training, they brought new agents to the field to teach AIL's benefits presentation to new and existing clients.

John Kasel has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Bowling Green State University in General Specialization. John also has a Bachelor’s Degree from Bowling Green State University in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) Sales & Services Marketing Specialization. Their high school is Seton-La Salle Catholic High School.

Some direct reports include William M. Thalman - SVP & CFO, William Treacy - VP, Tubular & Energy Services, and Brian Kelly - SVP, Human Resources & Administration.