MasterDrive Inc. announces the hiring of Philip Carlson as US National Sales Manager. MasterDrive Inc. has been growing at a very good clip and this hiring will enable MasterDrive Inc. to expand our customer focused approach to the US market.
Mr. Carlson comes to MasterDrive with a great deal of power transmission application knowledge, as well as sales, marketing and management experience. As President of US operations for Optibelt Power Transmission, Philip led the growth and strategic direction for the past 11 years. Previous to this Mr. Carlson had a number of positions with Habasit America, overseeing two different regions as well as being the SBU Marketing Manager for the food segment.
Mr. Carlson has a good understanding of US distribution and channels to the market which will position MasterDrive to grow our US business and work more effectively with our sales partners on a localized level.