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Auto 7 Names Andy Jados Northeast Regional Sales Manager

As one of four regional sales managers for Auto 7, Jados is responsible for maintaining and growing the company’s current business and signing new distribution.

Auto 7 - LogoAuto 7 Inc., an international supplier of OEM automotive parts, has named Andy Jados as the company’s northeast regional sales manager. As one of four regional sales managers for Auto 7, Jados is responsible for maintaining and growing the company’s current business and signing new distribution.

Jados has spent his entire career in sales, first with UCI-Fram AutoBrands where he was territory sales manager for the New York City area before being named the company’s regional sales representative for the AutoZone account. He later was hired by AutoZone, where he was Western Michigan territory sales representative.

“We’re very pleased to have Andy join our team,” said Patrick Sommerfeld, vice president. “The Northeast USA region is a critical market for Auto 7, and his expertise in both traditional warehouse distribution and national accounts is a perfect fit for our current and future plans.”

A native of Muskegon, Michigan, Jados opened new lines of distribution and sold auto parts in every major U.S. city, and was named salesman of the year several times in his career.

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