PESA/FortelDTV Adds New Sales Managers to Team

Jun 6, 2006 12:00 PM

PESA/FortelDTV, part of the QuStream group of companies and a leading provider of analog and digital video and audio equipment for broadcast applications, announced three new appointments to broaden and strengthen the company's sales team.

Industry veteran Richard Phillips has been appointed to the position of southeast area sales manager with responsibility for direct sales in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Prior to his position with PESA/Fortel, Phillps held several positions with Sony Electronincs Broadcast and Professional Products Division over a 15 year tenure. Richard's experience will support QuStream's broadcast market advances with an integrated distribution solution. Richard will be based in the Jacksonville, Fla., area.

QuStream has also appointed Chris Waddell as the south central sales manager with responsibility for direct sales in Texas, Olahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Missouri, and Wyoming. Waddell has extensive background with broadcast companies—most recently Inscriber Technology selling exclusively in the south central United States. He is well known in the region, and his office is located in Dallas, Texas.

Dan Weaver of Dan Weaver & Associates has been signed to represent PESA/FortelDTV in the midwest states including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana ,Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Dan is also a former Sony broadcast sales professional with more than 20 years successfully managing the Midwest region in varying sales and engineering support positions.

"Richard, Chris, and Dan bring invaluable knowledge, and many years of combined broadcast experience to the PESA/FortelDTV sales team." says Bob McAlpine, PESA's senior vice president of sales and marketing. "This sales team adds a dimension of professional maturity to ensure future growth with their knowledge of broadcast markets and reputation for customer satisfaction."

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