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I NDUS T RY
26 MAY 2017
Mathey Dearman restructures sales team
MATHEY Dearman has restructured its
sales organisation. The new team is
made up of Brandon Boyd, director of
sales; Josh Wilson, area sales manager
for the western US and western Canada;
Mike Brace, area sales manager for the
eastern US and eastern Canada; Sevy
Jezek, European sales manager; and
Al Smith, training and product support
co-ordinator.
Mr Boyd said: “The addition of Josh,
Mike, Sevy and Al will be a huge boost to
our support team and give us the ability
to further our reach with a big focus on
our customers’ needs.”
Mr Wilson has been named area
sales manager for the western US and
western Canada. He first joined Mathey
Dearman in 2012 as a sales application
engineer; in 2015 he was named
technical sales application manager.
His primary duties included organising
and heading up all aspects of training
for the company, including sales people,
distributors and end users.
He is a graduate of OSU with a degree
in mechanical engineering, and has a
Business Degree from the University of
Phoenix. He has also spent time as a
project manager, project engineer and
field engineer.
Mr Brace has taken on the role of
sales manager for the eastern US and
eastern Canada. Currently he is working
to build his relationship with potential
customers in his territory and help them
learn more about Mathey’s products as
well as working with customers to gather
information and work to find the right
solution to fulfil their needs.
Mr Brace brings more than 20 years
of sales and operational experience.
Formerly the welding specialist for the
construction products/industrial engine
drive group at Miller Electric, he was
known for providing customers with
excellent levels of service as well as
using his experience and training to help
customers improve their weld quality
and efficiency. He is an AWS certified
welding inspector and an AWS certified
welding sales representative.
Mr Jezek has been appointed
European factory representative for
Mathey Dearman. He previously
worked for a group that produced steel
construction for trucks and has a great
deal of experience related to steel
construction and heavy industry and
working with welders all over Europe. He
has been with Mathey since 2009, and
has an extensive network of contacts
throughout Europe and continues to
work to expand the network.
Mr Jezek has a degree in civil
engineering from Brno, Czech Republic,
and more than 25 years of experience
in the field.
Mr Smith works as the training
and product support coordinator. He
works with sales and also engineering
customers or representatives who
require training. His work is frequently
driven by new sales or a product launch,
but he is also focused on working with
representatives to keep them up to date
about Mathey’s product line. Mr Smith
is responsible for the organisation and
execution of all Mathey training events
and developing training materials for
Mathey, its customers and various web-
based systems.
He started with Mathey Dearman
in 1980 as a machinist and in the late
1990s became production manager.
More recently, Mr Smith began working
in quality control and documentation of
procedures. He has extensive historical
knowledge about the industry that he can
explain to customers.
“In the end our goal is to create a
customer experience that is second to
none and creates the same respect our
products have earned over the years.
Great people make great companies,”
said Mr Boyd.
Mathey designs and builds cutting
and bevelling machines and clamping,
aligning and reforming systems for
pipe and tubing. It has also developed
other related tools and equipment over
the years. These products include
measuring and layout tools, gauges
and inspection devices. It has a strong
distribution network made up of some
of the most successful and well-known
distributors of welding, pipefitting and
industrial equipment in most countries
around the world.
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Zekelman completes acquisition
ZELEKMAN Industries has finalised the
acquisition of Western Tube & Conduit
Corporation. Through this acquisition,
Zekelman will expand its presence
across the western half of the US and
Canada in the electrical, fence and
mechanical tube markets. Western Tube
& Conduit Corp will continue to operate
under its individual brand and identity.
“Western Tube is an excellent fit for our
company,” said Jim Hays, president of
the electrical, fence and mechanical
product divisions of Zekelman Industries.
“The acquisition complements our long-
term strategies of continued growth in
the tubular product market.”
Zekelman Industries also includes
the operating divisions of Atlas Tube,
Picoma, Energex Tube, Sharon Tube,
Wheatland Tube and Z Modular.
Zekelman Industries – USA
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