Jim Anderson

Mr. Anderson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Schebler Company in Bettendorf, Iowa. His primary strengths are in operational management, marketing, product development, strategic planning, product management and organizational design. Prior to joining Schebler in 2008, Anderson held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President at Genesis Systems Group in Davenport, Iowa a leading robotic system integrator. His previous positions included executive vice president at ITW Miller Electric; vice president of welding equipment and engineering for ITW Hobart Brothers Company; president of Hobart Lasers & Advanced Systems, a subsidiary of Hobart Brothers Company; and director of sales and marketing for Ferranti Sciaky in Chicago. He was active in supplying capital equipment for the welding industry in North America, Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim from 1983 to 2008.

Anderson launched his career in 1979 as a welding engineer at Caterpillar Tractor Company where he identified and developed some of the company’s first robotic welding applications for the Decatur plant. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in welding engineering from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.

Jim was a past Board Chair of the Vera French Community Mental Health Center and Junior Achievement of the Heartland. He was also on the Board of Directors of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce for 4 years, the Chair of the DavenportOne Downtown Partnership for 3 years, the Chair of the Pleasant Valley Stingray Swim Club for 6 years and an active supporter of USA Swimming in Iowa as an official, LSC rep and parent for well over a decade.