Carl Sittard Promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Argotec, Inc.
GREENFIELD, MA- Argotec Inc. of Greenfield, Massachusetts, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance polyurethane film and sheet, today announced the promotion of Carl Sittard to the newly created position of senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Mr. Sittard will oversee all commercial sales and marketing activities for Argotec, including management of inside and outside sales, new business development, technical product management, customer service and marketing communications. He will report directly to Bruce Wilby, CEO and chairman of the board of the Company.
"We are very pleased with the Company's continued sales growth and need this centralized position to coordinate our activities going forward," said Mr. Wilby. "Carl has demonstrated the professionalism and leadership that we will need in this important position."
Prior to joining Argotec in 2011 as vice president of marketing, Mr. Sittard had a strong background in the commercial leadership side of plastic manufacturing and converting, having most recently worked at Judd Wire (A Sumitomo Electric Industries Group Company) in Turners Falls, MA as vice president of sales and marketing, and before that at FLEXcon's Graphics Films Unit in Spencer, Massachusetts.
Mr. Sittard has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts in Engineering and an MBA from Western New England College. He resides with his wife and three children in Chicopee, MA.
About Argotec
Argotec is a privately held, global supplier of custom-engineered, high-performance, thermoplastic polyurethane film and sheet for a wide variety of critical applications. In addition to flat-die, cast-on-carrier and blown-film-extrusion technologies, the company also has expertise in extrusion coating, multi-layer constructions and closed-cell polyurethane foam sheet extrusion. Argotec provides TPU film & sheet products to the international glass lamination, medical, textile lamination and specialty films markets, OEMs, as well as to plastics adhesive coaters, converters and fabricators who supply the graphics and paint protection industries.
Further information about Argotec may be obtained by calling (413)772-2564, faxing (413)772-2565, e-mailing info@argotec.com, or visiting the company's website at: www.argotec.com.
Contact information:
Paul Darby
Argotec, Inc.
(413)772.2564
pdarby@argotec.com
Rob Nicoll
Nicoll Marketing Communications
(413)238-4425
rpnicoll@verizon.net
