C&D Technologies Announces: New Appointments Provide Foundation for Continued Success and Growth
C&D Technologies appoints new Director of Sales for North America (right) and new Regional Manager for the Midwest and Eastern Canada
Month Day, Year, Mansfield, MA - C&D Technologies, Power Electronics Division, has announced the promotion of John Parent from Director, West Coast Sales to Director of Sales for North America. Reporting to Tony Abrantes, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Parent will be responsible for managing the Tier II and Tier III broad-market accounts through his team of Regional Sales Managers, manufacturer's representatives and distributors.
In a further new appointment, the company has named Bill Schmidt as its Regional Manager for the Midwest and Eastern Canada.
John Parent brings over 30 years of sales and marketing management experience in the power supply market place to his new role. Prior to joining C&D Technologies in October 2003 as Regional Manager for the West Coast, he spent time working for companies such as Astec and Artesyn. In November 2005 he was promoted to Director of West Coast Area Sales.
On Parent's promotion to Director of Sales for North America, Abrantes said, "I fully expect that under his leadership the America's team will meet the challenges of this very competitive marketplace."
Bill Schmidt meanwhile, comes to C&D from Qlogic where he held several senior sales positions. Prior to that he was a Regional Sales Manager for over 12 years at Xytec and later worked at Artesyn. Abrantes commented, "I am pleased to have a senior manager in this key area, and I am confident that Bill will succeed in making the Midwest one of our fastest growing regions."
C&D Technologies, Inc
Power Electronics Division
11 Cabot Boulevard
Mansfield, MA 02048-1151, USA
Tel: 1+ 508.339.3000
Fax: 1+ 508.339.6356
Product URL: www.cd4power.com
E-mail: usmedia@cdtechno.com
About C&D Technologies
C&D Technologies, Inc. is a technology company that produces and markets systems for the conversion and storage of electrical power, including telecom/industrial batteries, rectifiers and electronics. Corporate headquarters are in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA and the company is traded on the NYSE under the symbol 'CHP'.
The Power Electronics Division of C&D Technologies, Inc. (www.cd4power.com) is headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The division designs, manufactures and distributes DC/DC Converters, AC/DC Power Supplies, Magnetics, Data Acquisition devices and Panel Meters, and offers these products in custom, standard and modified-standard variations. These products, which are built to exacting requirements in ISO9000:2000-approved facilities, are typically used worldwide within telecommunications, computing, industrial and other high-tech applications.
Further editorial information from:
John Sutherby, Marketing Communications Director
C&D Technologies, Inc. - Power Electronics Division
Tel: 1+ 508.339.3000 x117 Fax: 1+ 508.339.6356
E-mail: jsutherby@cdtechno.com
