AMETEK Specialty Metals Names Peter Hoctor Regional Sales Manager for Europe
EIGHTY FOUR, PA, - AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP) has named Peter Hoctor as Regional Sales Manager for Europe. Mr. Hoctor will be responsible for sales and marketing of AMETEK's full line of specialty metal products. He brings extensive metals industry experience and a strong background in international marketing to his new position.
Mr. Hoctor has more than 15 years of experience in the sales and marketing of specialty metals. He is currently Sales Manager, Europe, for Reading Alloys, a global leader in specialty titanium alloys and highly engineered metal powders acquired by AMETEK in April 2008. Mr. Hoctor will retain his position with Reading Alloys as he assumes additional responsibilities for AMETEK Specialty Metal Products.
"There are excellent growth opportunities for AMETEK Specialty Metal Products across Europe. "With his background in international marketing combined with his metals industry experience, Peter will be able to better serve our customers, while further expanding our European business, "notes Patrick McGeehan, Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK SMP.
International sales are a key AMETEK growth strategy. Europe accounted for the greatest portion of AMETEK's international sales, which topped more than $1 billion for the first time in 2007. AMETEK has a well-established position in Europe with plants in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
AMETEK SMP is a world leader in high-purity powdered metals, precision strip and foil, specialty clad metals, shaped wire, and advanced metal matrix composites used in electronic thermal management. AMETEK SMP is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2007 sales of more than $2.1 billion.
For more information, contact AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, PO Box 427, Route 519, Eighty Four, PA 15330, USA. Phone: 724-250-5182 Fax: 724-225-6622. Web site: ametekmetals.com.
CONTACT: Richard Mason (724-250-5182)
