Grote Industries has announced the addition of Andrew Grose, Vice President – Grote Networks, to its executive team.
With more than 14 years of experience at Whirlpool Corporation, Grose has held various leadership positions, most recently as chief operating officer (COO) and general manager of Yummly, a software company and Whirlpool subsidiary. During his tenure at Whirlpool, he spearheaded initiatives in product development, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, sales strategy and operations. Before joining Whirlpool, Grose spent five years at Nissan Automotive in various engineering roles for passenger vehicles. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a master’s degree in business administration from Wayne State University.
In his new role, Grose will lead Grote Networks, comprised of, in part, the 4SEE smart trailer solution and Guardian businesses. Launched in 2016, Guardian started as a system to meet customer needs for light-out detection. As it evolved, Grote recognized the customers’ need for a solution that consolidates data from all the systems on the trailer, regardless of the sensor packages installed. 4SEE was announced in 2022 as this solution, with a proprietary nose box, which provides unique functionality to allow digital and video data to communicate through the standard J560 connection to the cab and a unique digital harness system.