Tom Pankratz Joins Mersen as VP Distribution Sales and Customer Care USA/Canada

Mersen

June 29, 2018

As of June 25, 2018, Tom Pankratz has joined Mersen as VP Distribution Sales and Customer Care USA/Canada. Tom reports to Deb Huttenburg, VP Sales and Customer Care, Americas.

Tom brings a successful track record working with electrical and electronics distributors, buying groups and manufacturers’ representatives. He comes to Mersen from Appleton Group where he held a variety of sales leadership and global account management roles over a 14-year period; most recently as VP Sales, Appleton and SolaHD. He has established great working relationships with key distribution partners and has a solid reputation in the industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from California State University at Chico.

Tom will be responsible for growing market share for all Mersen products to Distribution and MRO customers in the U.S. and Canada.

Mersen designs solutions that optimize manufacturing process in sectors such as energy, transportation, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries. Mersen Electrical Power provides a comprehensive line of current-limiting fuses (low voltage, general purpose, medium voltage, semiconductor, miniature and glass, and special purpose) and accessories, fuse blocks and holders, power distribution blocks, low voltage disconnect switches, surge protective devices, high power switches, heat sinks, laminated bus bars, and more. Find out more: ep.mersen.com.

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