Argo Joins Baumer as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast U.S.


Southington, Conn. -- May 16, 2011... Rick Argo has joined Baumer Ltd. as a Regional Sales Manager. In his new position, Mr. Argo will oversee product sales for the company's sensor and motion lines in the southeastern United States.

Mr. Argo brings to his new position more than 11 years of experience as a regional sales manager in the U.S. industrial automation and controls market. For the last 4 years, he served as east coast regional sales manager for Contrinex, a Swiss sensor manufacturer with US operations based in Old Saybrook Connecticut, where he supervised sales in 22 states. Prior to Contrinex, Mr. Argo represented EE Controls of Brewster, New York, for 7 years as a regional sales manager with responsibility for sales in 16 states.

Mr. Argo earned a BA in Political Science from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC.

Headquartered in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, The Baumer Group is an innovator of precision sensors, motion control, and vision technology for the automation market. The company employs more than 2,000 people and has 34 subsidiaries around the world in 16 countries in Europe, America and Asia. Based in Southington, Connecticut, Baumer Ltd. is the U.S. division of The Baumer Group. For further information, please visit www.baumer.com.

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