Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 153

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Indiana
Oxygen

A current picture of me . As of August 1 , I became Chairman of the board and my son , Jay , became CEO and my daughter , Anne , Executive Vice President . e

As the oldest gas and welding supply distributor in the US , Indiana Oxygen ( Indiana ) has been serving the State of Indiana and surrounding areas with high quality service and expertise since 1915 . As a family-owned-and-operated business , it prides itself on the core values of quality and integrity , while being committed to treating everyone – suppliers , customers , and employees – like family .

Indiana ’ s succession plans are now seeing the fourth generation of the Brant family take over its operations . We were lucky enough to sit down with Indiana ’ s now former CEO , Wally Brant , during his last week in the role , to discuss the company ’ s history and succession plans , as well as gain his personal reflections on his career as CEO .
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