WAUKESHA, Wis. – Waukesha Foundry Inc. and United Stars Inc. have announced Steve Cooke will be taking over as president of Waukesha Foundry effective September 1st. Steve is replacing John Gerszewski who will be retiring from day-to-day management of Waukesha Foundry but will continue his involvement with the business supporting large scale projects and key initiatives.

Cooke is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded business leader having spent the last 10+ years with other high alloy foundries, in addition, to an extensive background in the Industrial Coatings with PPG, as well as spending time in the Precision Tube and Pipe markets with RathGibson.