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New sales managers and regional realignment
Beta LaserMike has added three
new team members to its Americas
organisation, as well as sales territory
changes to certain regions. This
organisational re-alignment is in
line with the company’s on-going
commitment to provide non-contact
measurement and control solutions to
its broad base of customers. The new
sales managers will report directly to
Bob Stockholm, director of sales for
the Americas.
Jesse Gallop, western district USA
sales manager: Mr Gallop will be
responsible for the market penetration
of Beta LaserMike’s products and
services with key customer accounts
and target market segments. A
key role will be working with the
company’s channel partners to drive
continued sales growth in this region.
He has 25 years of sales and account
management experience in analytical
instrumentation, most recently working
for Thermo Scientific as seniors
engineer.
Michael Spurgin, south central USA
sales manager: Mr Spurgin is
responsible for creating new business
opportunities and managing customer
relationships in South Arkansas, South
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.
He will play an essential role in the
development of sales programmes
aimed at expanding the company’s
footprint in this region. He previously
worked as a sales specialist for the
Keyence Corporation of America.
Rafael Cairo, sales engineer for Brazil:
Mr Cairo is responsible for developing
business opportunities with existing
and potential customers in Brazil.
He will focus on delivering Beta
LaserMike’s portfolio of measurement
and control solutions for metrology,
on-line gauging of rolled products,
wire and cable, and plastic pipe and
tube extrusion. He has several years,
experience working for Keyence Brazil
as a sales engineer supervisor, and
previously worked for the equipment
and pipeline division of Confab
Industrial SA (Tenaris) as a sales
engineer.
The following sales managers and their
regional territories have been realigned:
Ethem Erdas, North Central Eastern
USA: Mr Erdas will now be responsible
for the region which includes eastern
Ohio, West Virginia, western New York,
and western Pennsylvania. He will work
closely with Beta LaserMike’s network
of agents and representatives to drive
new business development and sales
growth.
Mike Cooley, miidwest USA: Mr Cooley
will continue to oversee the Kansas,
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska,
and North and South Dakotas regions
and will now cover northern Arkansas
and northern Oklahoma. In addition,
he will be responsible for the metals
market sales in Illinois. He will work
closely with partner Concept Machine
Tool and its Metrology division to
develop the plastic medical tube
extrusion business in Minnesota.
Brad Robillard, north central west USA:
Mr Robillard assumes the regional
territory responsibilities for Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan and western Ohio.
Given the business opportunities in
this region and the focus required to
best serve key customers, he brings
an exemplary track record of success
in the sales of Beta LaserMike’s
measurement and controls solutions.
He will be a tremendous asset to the
company’s base of customers in this
region on many levels.
Beta LaserMike – USA
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S S MichaelSpurgin,southcentralUSAsalesmanager S S Rafael Cairo, sales engineer for Brazil S S Jesse Gallop, western district USA sales manager
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