ROCK HILL, S.C. – Chicago Pneumatic has announced the appointment of Jean-Christophe (JC) Lecocq as the senior vice president for Mexico, Canada and U.S. sales and operations. Lecocq will be based out of Chicago Pneumatic’s Rock Hill, S.C., office, and will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and building strategic relationships while executing procedures and implementing policies to drive efficiency and increase effectiveness.
 
Additionally, he is responsible for new business development and further optimizing Chicago Pneumatic’s distributor network across the North American compressor markets.
 
“JC combines all the elements we were looking for in a business line manager and leader — deep experience within the industry, excellent working knowledge of the stationary compressor technology market and a track record of inspiring leadership qualities,” said Ellen Steck, president, Chicago Pneumatic. “With his extensive experience, we’re very excited to have JC on board to help accelerate our growth and further empower and develop our North American team.”
 
Lecocq joins the Chicago Pneumatic Compressor executive team with more than 15 years at Atlas Copco, where he held various positions in logistics, engineering, sales and marketing. He had global responsibility in Atlas Copco’s Industrial Air Division as the Quality Air Solution (QAS) product manager and in the U.S. as the business development manager for QAS. Additionally, he previously served as product marketing manager for the Worthington Creyssensac global portfolio where he also represented several other “group” brands, and the Atlas Copco Houston Product Co.
 
“I am honored and very excited to be joining such a talented team at Chicago Pneumatic and look forward to elevating business to the next level,” said Lecocq.