Automotive Aftermarket Industry Veteran to Take Reins of Retail Sales at Emhart® Teknologies
Returning to Emhart Teknologies from Alcoa, Jim Doran will lead Aftermarket and Catalog House efforts for POP® & HeliCoil® Brands.
(Shelton, Connecticut) Emhart Teknologies announces the addition of Jim Doran as National Retail Sales Manager responsible for Emhart's Automotive Aftermarket and catalog house business.
Jim Doran, a 16 year Emhart veteran, returns after developing and managing similar sales and promotional programs at Alcoa. Mr. Doran will team up with Russ Brown, Aftermarket Marketing Manager, to develop and implement programs to increase sales and market share through Aftermarket and Catalog House channels. According to Cindy Canu, Director of Sales at Emhart, "Pairing Jim Doran's Aftermarket and Catalog House knowledge and expertise with Russ Brown's retail branding skills and extensive manufacturing knowledge from his Duracell days will create a powerful, innovative capability for our customers." She went on to add, "In the current environment this team's capabilities will provide our customers with competitive advantage achieved through our unique product mix and new promotion, packaging and point-of-sale approaches."
The new management team will focus on multiple product development programs for these unique market segments promoting Emhart's primary brands, Heli-Coil® brand thread repair and insert products and POP® brand rivets and rivet tools. In addition they will work closely with individual customers to develop targeted and proprietary promotional programs suitable for their specific marketing challenges.
The Emhart Teknologies' portfolio also includes Dodge® brand inserts for plastics, Parker-Kalon® brand specialty screws and Gripco® brand nuts and locknuts.
About Emhart Fastening Teknologies
Headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, Emhart Teknologies is the global leader in the design and creation of unique assembly technologies, from concept through installation. Emhart's technology-based assembly products and systems are designed to deliver innovative, integrated system solutions to virtually any manufacturing challenge anywhere in the world. From automotive to construction, from computer to appliances, Emhart products and systems are distributed and sold in more than 100 countries. A Black & Decker Company, Emhart has 3,000 employees within 24 operating facilities worldwide. For more information or a product video demonstration please go to www.emhart.com.
Contact
Cindy Blish
203-944-1706
cindy.blish@bdk.com
