GF Bolsters Customer Sales Support with Key Organizational Changes

Lincolnshire, Ill., May 7, 2020 – As part of its continued efforts to provide the highest level of customer support, GF Machining Solutions has announced several significant promotions within its sales team. These changes include individuals at the sales management level as well as in the company’s Central, Northeast and Southeast regions.

Within the GF sales management team, Dan Pilolla will assume the role as head of sales – System 3R, providing expertise across all regions regarding the System 3R product line. Anthony Alvarado will become head of sales – consumables, which also services all regions. Eric Ostini has accepted the position of manager, business development, and Chad Hase will take over as sales champion for Laser Texturing/Ablation. Pilolla, Alvarado, Ostini and Hase will all report to Peter Eigenmann, director of sales & marketing at GF Machining Solutions.

In GF’s Central region, Jon Carlson is the new regional sales manager for advanced manufacturing in the Central region and will also report to Peter Eigenmann and to Steve Swanson, head of sales – Central Region. Joel Barney will assume the position of regional sales manager – consumables for the Central region, reporting to Anthony Alvarado and Steve Swanson.

Organizational changes in GF’s Northeast and Southeast regions include Dante Payva as the new sales manager – New England Region, reporting to Jim Nagle, head of sales – Northeast Region, who will continue to head up the Northeast. Michael Moore is now the head of sales – Southeast Region, and Jonathan Boring has accepted the position of regional sales manager for advanced manufacturing – Southeast Region. Both Michael Moore and Jonathan Boring report to Peter Eigenmann.

About GF Machining Solutions

GF Machining Solutions is the world’s leading provider of machine tools, diverse technical solutions and services to manufacturers of precision molds and tooling and of tight-tolerance, precision-machined components. The key segments we serve include the aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, information and communications technology (ICT) and electronics industries. Our extensive portfolio ranges from Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) solutions, three- and five-axis Milling machines and Spindles, 3D Laser texturing machines, Additive Manufacturing and machines for Laser micromachining to solutions for Tooling, Automation, Software and Digitalization—all backed by unrivaled Customer Services and support. GF Machining Solutions is a globally acting Division of the Georg Fischer Group (Switzerland) and maintains a presence at 50 locations worldwide. Its 3,358 employees generated sales of CHF 972 million in 2019. More information can be found at www.gfms.com

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Eric Ostini
Manager Business Development
GF Machining Solutions LLC
847.955.7194 | eric.ostini@georgfischer.com

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Vice President
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317.813.2230 | bates @dgsmarketing.com

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