Michael S. Mintun Elected Vice President of North American Sales at Lincoln Electric
December 21 2007 - 1:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael S. Mintun has
been elected Vice President, Sales, North America, for The Lincoln
Electric Company, effective January 1, 2008. In his new position,
he will have responsibility for Lincoln's U.S. and Canadian sales
organizations. "Mike has done an outstanding job growing Lincoln's
customer base and building strong relationships with key
distributor partners," said John M. Stropki, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "Under Mike's leadership, the Company has had
record sales in the U.S. in each of the last four years. His
technical ability and welding industry experience have added to
Lincoln's leadership position." Mr. Mintun joined Lincoln in 1984
as a Sales Trainee. After completing his training, he was assigned
as a Technical Sales Representative in the Company's New York and
Pittsburgh District offices and advanced through a number of
positions of increasing responsibility within the sales
organization. In 1996, he was named District Manager of Lincoln's
Southwest Ontario District in Canada. He was named National
Accounts Manager for the U.S. in 1997, and in 2000 was appointed
Vice President of Sales for Lincoln Electric Canada. In 2002, he
was named National Sales Manager for the U.S., and in 2006, was
promoted to his current position as Sales Manager for North
America. Mr. Mintun earned a B.S. degree in Metallurgy and Material
Engineering from Lehigh University. He has also completed the
Global Business Development Leadership program at the Thunderbird
Garvin School of International Management. In 2006, he received the
Distinguished Marketing & Sales Award from the Sales &
Marketing Executives of Cleveland (SME) organization. Mr. Mintun is
a member of the American Welding Society and the Gases and Welding
Distributors Association. The Lincoln Electric Company is the major
domestic subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ:LECO). The Company is the world leader in the design,
development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic
arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a
leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 37 manufacturing
locations, including operations, manufacturing alliances and joint
ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors
and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more
information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services,
visit the Company's Web site at http://www.lincolnelectric.com/.
DATASOURCE: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Roy L. Morrow,
+1-216-383-4893, , of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Web site:
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/
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