Rep News Update - May 3, 2024

JD Martin, Houston, announced several strategic promotions within its leadership team in a post on LinkedIn and in a press release.
David Dean has been promoted to executive VP for the Southeast region. The JD Martin press release said Dean has years of senior leadership experience and a proven track record of developing talent and building cross-functional teams within the electrical industry.
In parallel, Chris Schell has been elevated to the role of regional vice president of Florida will spearhead all sales-related activities in Florida, while also focusing on nurturing talent and fostering growth within the region.

In the mid-Atlantic region, Kevin Fugate has been promoted to regional vice president, overseeing eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. He has been a business development consultant for JD Martin in the territory.  He has experience in integrating multi-line manufacturer sales strategies in the region.

Kunz-Powell & Associates, Malvern, PA, announced on LinkedIn that it’s now representing several new lines in western Pennsylvania: OmniCable, Ouellet Electric Heating, Southern Pipe and Reliance Controls.

Yusen-NY now represents Warmup Inc. in upstate New York. Warmup creates indoor/outdoor electric underfloor heating, freeze protection, heat trace cable and snow melt solutions. Warmup Inc. is the North American arm of Warmup plc and is based in Bethel, CT. The New England division of Yusen has represented Warmup since 2016.

Dauer Manufacturing, Miami, a manufacturer of LED landscape lighting fixtures, lamps and transformers, appointed Warren Thoma & Associates, Huntley, IL,  as their manufacturers’ representative across multiple states in the U.S. With a line of commercial and residential low-voltage lighting solutions, Dauer will be the exclusive landscape lighting manufacturer within the Warren Thoma portfolio among garden centers, showrooms, electrical supply centers and irrigation supply houses in select states.
The team at Warren Thoma will report to Dauer’s national sales director, Tom Rowe. Dauer will continue to be responsible for direct contractors, lighting only wholesalers, hardscape distributors and holiday lighting distributors in the newly appointed states and maintains its current sales team, which also includes sales director, Curtis Butts; sales managers, Woody Luke, Nick Lahey, and James Kinchen; and inside sales manager, Matt Oakes.