Akron Brass appoints new personnel

Published: 12 November, 2009

Akron Brass Company has announced a number of personnel changes.

Timothy Van Fleet has been promoted to Vice President Fire OEM Sales and Sarah O’Connor has been promoted to the position of OEM Account Manager.

Stephen Birch has joined the company as Sales Development Manager for the UK and Scandinavian fire markets, Zach Rudy is to become District Sales Manager for Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, and Barry Matthews will take up the post of District Sales Manager for the states of New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Founded in 1918, Akron Brass is a worldwide marketer and manufacturer of high performance fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment. A Premier Farnell company, Akron Brass is ISO 9001: 2000 registered and has an excellent reputation for developing and manufacturing innovative fire safety products.

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