Kukui Names Jimmy Lea As Regional Sales Director

Kukui Names Jimmy Lea As Regional Sales Director

In his new role, Lea will focus on touting the benefits of leveraging Kukui's integrated platform to address the needs and concerns of shop owners today, preparing them to meet the demands of tomorrow.

Kukui Corp., maker of the All-in-One Success Platform, has announced the the appointment of Jimmy Lea as regional sales director. In his new role, Lea will focus on touting the benefits of leveraging Kukui’s integrated platform to address the needs and concerns of shop owners today preparing them to meet the demands of tomorrow.

With more than 10 years experience in sales and business development for software-as-a-service, financial services as well as hardware products, Lea served as national sales manager for AutoVitals where he worked to help shop owners understand the value of the digital shop.

“I have always been impressed with the way Jimmy conducts himself in the industry. He continually puts the interests of shop owners at the top of the list,” said Todd Westerlund, CEO of Kukui. “Jimmy has already been a huge inspiration for Kukui, we love his energy.”

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