Linamar Corporation’s (TSX: LNR) Skyjack Division, Guelph, Ontario, has appointed four new regional vice presidents to help oversee its newly expanded North American sales network.
The move helps Skyjack meet growing demand for its products in the region. T
The company's previous three-region sales organization
will be replaced by four regions and the dedicated national account structure will be strengthened.
The regional vice presidents – Pat Quint, Matt Lyons, David Lillquist and vice president of national accounts Mark A. Estock – will be responsible for aligning regional sales activity with Skyjack’s strategic plan and implementing programs to further increase sales in their territories.
Quint, Lyons, and Lillquist were appointed vice president for the Eastern Sales Region, Central Sales Region, and Western Sales Region, respectively. In their new roles, they will lead a team of territory managers to provide national and independent rental houses with sales and marketing support.
Estock was appointed vice president of National Accounts and will be responsible for developing sales programs and new channels of sales and distribution as well as providing insight into Skyjack’s product development and planning programs.
Quint has nearly two decades of experience in sales management and will serve as the regional vice president of the Eastern Sales Region, which covers 14 U.S. states. Before his promotion, Quint was Skyjack’s Mid Atlantic Territory manager.
Lyons, a two-decade veteran sales professional, will serve as the regional vice president of the Central Sales Region, which covers 12 states in the Midwest. Lyons had been Skyjack’s Upper Midwest Territory Manager.
David Lillquist brings more than 27-years of sales management experience to his new role as the regional vice president of the Western Region, which includes 13 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces. Before joining Skyjack, Lillquist was the regional sales manager for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Minneapolis, Minn.
Mark Estock, a sales and marketing practitioner with almost 20 years of experience, will serve as vice president of National Accounts for North America. Estock was previously at Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, a Greenville, N.C., based lift truck company. At Hyster-Yale, he spent 19 years in a variety of roles from director of Global and National Accounts to application design engineer. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
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