TAYLOR, Mich. Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) has promoted O. Guy Bargnes to the position of senior vice president, sales and marketing. Bargnes has served as vice president of sales and marketing since joining the company in June 2010.
“Guy has been instrumental in driving sales and market share growth of our automotive refinish business,” said PSE President Patrick Mayette. “He has also led PSE’s Learning Center initiative to deliver the best value-added programs to our customers.”
In this new role, Bargnes will be taking on additional responsibility in 2012 leading the development of the specialty coatings group, which was recently announced at PSE’s national sales meeting. He also will continue to represent Painters Supply within the following industry trade organizations: Automotive Aftermarket Industries Association (AAIA), where he is PBES Chairman until May 2013, the National Auto Body Council (NABC) and the Collision Industry Conference (CIC).
Prior to joining PSE, Bargnes held senior level sales and marketing positions at BASF Corp. over a 17-year career. Prior to BASF, he was a third-generation owner/operator of a four-store PBE jobber business named V.H. Bargnes, Co., based in Buffalo, N.Y.
Celebrating its 60th year in business, PSE is one of the largest single-line PPG distributors in the U.S., operating 20 stores in Michigan and Ohio and a 40,000-square-foot distribution and learning center at its corporate headquarters in Taylor, Mich.