MANKATO, MN – Condux International is pleased to announce the appointment of
James J (Jim) Radous III as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Radous previously held the Chief
Revenue Officer (CRO) position at Condux. He is an accomplished domestic and international
business leader and came to Condux International with substantial executive level experience.
Radous’ most recent appointment was as Business Unit Vice President for Federal Signal
Corporation where he provided executive leadership, strategic planning, and execution across
the $1B publicly traded corporation in the Environmental Safety Group.
Prior to Federal Signal Corp., he served as President and CEO of UniCarriers Americas
Corporation, Marengo, Ill., and as Corporate Officer of UniCarriers Corporation in Tokyo,
Japan. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Sales – Americas where he led
revenue generation in key areas, growing UniCarriers Americas to a top-tier supplier of
material handling equipment, along with executive roles at Emerson Electric Company and
Klein Tools.
Radous is ready for the challenge and sees great things for Condux International in the
future. He said, “Condux International is a special company with a deep history. I look forward
to leading it by providing solutions to both our customers and end-users, bringing this business
back to the high standards the market expects from this organization. And doing it in a way that
lives up to our standard of being a reliable ‘True Blue’ partner. I also look forward to working
with Ryan Schrick as part of a leadership team moving this vision forward.”
Schrick joined Condux International in July of 2023 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
and comes to Condux with over 20 years of financial experience working in manufacturing
businesses with over 10 years in financial leadership roles. He said, “I look forward to
continuing to work with Jim and others to grow Condux and its employees in the business.”
According to Condux International owner Brad Radichel, the timing is right for this
appointment. He said, “We’ve made critical investments in manufacturing technology over the
past several years. And now we are very pleased to promote Jim to the CEO role to help achieve
our goals and execute our aspirations as an industry leading organization.”
Condux International is an industry leading manufacturer of overhead and underground
cable installation tools and equipment for the telecom and electric power markets.
