Gary Roberts will focus on developing European sales of Hardide Coatings into new market sectors such as material processing, mining, mineral extraction and metal injection moulding, while Houston-based Dan Wilson will increase penetration into the US oil and gas sector as well as develop interest from new markets.
Roberts, who previously worked in a senior sales role at Tarmac Limited, brings a strong background in industrial sales in the fields of bearings, filtration, centrifuges and compressors, including four years working and successfully developing a business in the USA.
Wilson, who was sales manager at M Cubed Technologies, previously held manufacturing and sales management positions at Saint-Gobain and CoorsTek.
“There is strong interest in the Hardide coating technology from markets that previously we have not had the resources to investigate,” Philip Kirkham, CEO of Hardide Coatings, explained. “These appointments, which double the size of our business development team, will enable us to develop these opportunities and make real progress towards realising our growth potential.”
