BKT USA Inc. And BKT Tires Inc. Add Key Sales Staff

BKT USA Inc. And BKT Tires Inc. Add Key Sales Staff

BKT’s staff in the United States continues to grow as the company adds three regional sales managers in order to better serve its customers nationwide.

BKTlogoBKT’s staff in the United States continues to grow as the company adds three regional sales managers in order to better serve its customers nationwide. The new hires are bringing a wealth of tire industry experience and will make our team that much stronger in the U.S.

BKT USA Inc. has hired Blaine Koller as a regional sales manager to handle the Northwest territory. Koller is based out of the Fairlawn, Ohio, office and resides in Bellingham, Washington.

Koller brings more than 11 years of tire industry experience from PLT, commercial, forestry, agriculture and mining. His most recent position was sales manager for the West coast of British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from UNBC.

BKT Tires Inc. has hired Gary Pompo and Peter Row as OTR regional sales managers. Both will be based out of the OTR office in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Pompo brings more than 25 years of experience in the tire industry, having managed GCR Tires and Pomp’s Tire, as well as working in sales for Wingfoot Tire and Northern Tire. Pompo holds a business degree from Northern Michigan University and resides in Cherry Valley, Illinois.

Row brings more than 17 years of experience with him to BKT Tires. He has worked in positions such as head of port and container tire sales, territory management and OTR specialist and market development. Row studied at Penn State and Northeastern University.  He currently resides in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.

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