He is succeeding John Copley, who is retiring after a long career in filtration.
Fortuna is joining Custom Filter from Lapp Tannehill NA, a distributor of wire and cable products, where he was most recently president and managing director. He brings 20-plus years of filtration industry experience, having spent a significant portion of his career at Donaldson Company, where he developed a successful track record in filter media process development, operations and engineering management and general management.
“Matt is bringing decades of filtration and management experience to our business,” said Brandon Ost, CEO and founder of Rensa Filtration. “We’re pleased he is joining our team and believe Matt represents a perfect fit for Rensa’s high-performance culture. I want to thank John Copley for his loyalty and dedication to Custom Filter. Over the course of his more than 35-year career, he has made several significant contributions to the filtration industry at large.”
Custom Filter makes high efficiency air filtration products for OEMs. Capabilities range from HEPA to the highest ULPA grades, molecular/gas phase filtration, 100% and lot testing, and cleanroom manufacturing for medical and high technology applications.