Platinum Driveline has announced the appointment of Karl Becker as the company’s new vice president of sales. Becker will be responsible for sales strategy, sales team leadership, business development and driving revenue.
Becker comes to Platinum Driveline with more than 25 years of sales, operational and management experience. He also brings expertise within the automotive aftermarket industry wholesale distribution arena. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business communications from Maryville University.
Located at Platinum’s St. Louis headquarters, he reports to Platinum Driveline CEO Robert Insalaco. “Karl’s experience and ability to manage our robust sales growth is a key addition to our future expansion plans,” said Insalaco.
The company also welcomed Kenneth “Ken” Lewis as the company’s new technical parts specialist. Lewis will be responsible for customer service technical support, vendor quality assurance and product development. He comes to Platinum Driveline with more than 20 years of automotive aftermarket parts experience with national and regional wholesale distributors. Lewis also will be located at the company’s St. Louis headquarters, reporting to Insalaco.
“Ken’s technical knowledge and customer centric focus is a key addition to our ever-expanding product offerings” said Insalaco.
Platinum Driveline is a supplier of premium automotive clutch kits and manual transmission products throughout North America.