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Flagship Enterprise Center names
Landwehr as interim executive
director
Anderson, Ind. --- The board of
directors of the Flagship
Enterprise Center recently named DeWayne Landwehr as interim
executive director. During the
next few weeks, Landwehr will
transition into this role
previously held by Art Patterson
who is transitioning to a new
position.
“Increasingly we are finding
that energy, electrical and
power electronic companies are
choosing residency within the
Flagship Enterprise Center,”
said Charles Staley, CEO and
president of the Flagship
Enterprise Center. “DeWayne
Landwehr is uniquely positioned
to respond to the needs of these
new technical companies. He is
a graduate of the General Motors
Institute and a former director
of Product Engineering at
Guide. He understands the
broader technical and
engineering landscape.”
“I am grateful to Chuck and the
board of directors for affording
me this opportunity, “ said
Landwehr. “I am also grateful
to Art Patterson for mentoring
me so thoroughly during this
transition. I look forward to
helping the Anderson and Madison
County communities in this new
assignment.”
Landwehr came to Anderson in
May, 1963 as a General Motors
Institute student, sponsored by
the Guide Division of General
Motors. After receiving a
bachelor’s degree in Mechanical
Engineering, he attended Ball
State University where he earned
a master’s degree in Business
Management. During his career
at Guide, Landwehr worked in
nearly every aspect of the
operation including Tool and
Manufacturing Engineering,
Product Development, Product
Managemen; and Product
Engineering.
Landwehr has also held positions
in Automotive Safety Engineering
(ASE) at the GM Technical Center
and the Delphi Interior and
Lighting division in Warren,
Mich. At ASE, he worked with
others throughout the
corporation to develop responses
to federal guidelines and author
congressional testimony for
corporate management. He
organized and chaired the
Society of Automotive Engineers
to establish standards for
transportation equipment
associated with the physically
challenged and was nominated by
the Reagan Administration for an
award based on his work in
transportation for the
physically challenged.
Recently, Landwehr served as the
Director of Operations at the
Anderson Business Incubator in
downtown Anderson. In this
role, he has managed facility
rehabilitation, identified
clients, and provided consulting
to clients to aid their growth.
Created through a partnership between Anderson University and the
City of Anderson, the Flagship
Enterprise Center (FEC) serves
as a small business incubator
and growth stage business
accelerator. Through its
client-specific Client Support
Program, the FEC helps emerging
companies to become
independently viable. Located
at I-69 and Martin Luther King
Blvd (exit 22) in Anderson, the
FEC provides ongoing contact
with management consultants,
university researchers, student
mentoring opportunities and
access to capital.
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