Mr. Flohn has been President of Lincoln Electric Asia Pacific since January 2005. Headquartered in Singapore, he is responsible for the sales, marketing and manufacturing operations in Lincoln's Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia, Greater China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea. Mr. Flohn began his career with Lincoln as a sales trainee in 1983 after receiving a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Cleveland State University. After completing the Company's training program, he held a number of field sales and sales management positions of increasing responsibility in the United States at Lincoln district offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and Denver, culminating in his assignment as District Manager in Lincoln's San Francisco office. In May 1999, Mr. Flohn was appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Lincoln Electric Asia Pacific.