LAMVIN, a Catalyst Acoustics Group company and manufacturer of acoustical products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Rich as the vice president of Sales. Helping to continue a period of tremendous company growth, Rich will leverage his more than two decades of sales and marketing experience, recruiting new manufacturer representatives, and managing channel partners while maintaining and growing sales of existing accounts and projects.
Rich most recently served as the director of Marketing and Sales Operations, responsible for managing all aspects of the business as related to external customers, for Smith & Wesson in Springfield, Mass. During his tenure, he increased profitability between 10 and 20 percent year-over-year, reduced internal cross-departmental issues resulting in increased manufacturing capacity and services, and devised new measures around projections and risk mitigation plans for improved customer forecasting.
Rich has held several other sales management roles across various industries in Connecticut, New Jersey and California. His knowledge in sales, account management, customer relationship-building, and manufacturing operations has provided him a wealth of experience to draw from as he transitions into this new role.?
“We are impressed with Mark’s extensive background and knowledge and are delighted to welcome him aboard,” notes David Castellanos, president of LAMVIN. “He has a proven track record for building and maintaining strong client relationships and developing programs for channel partners. I am confident he will bring these same qualities to LAMVIN and prove vital to accelerating our growth and exceeding our partners’ expectations.”