CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (Feb. 25, 2013) — International Marketing Inc. (IMI) has promoted Tim Buerman to national sales manager and Chris Pourroy to fleet development specialist, effective Jan. 14.
"We are very proud of the IMI sales team and their commitment to providing the ultimate customer experience," said Dorothy Etter, IMI vice president of sales operation. "Over the past few years, we have worked hard to narrow our focus, improve our programs and refine our skills to best support our customers.
"Tim and Chris have demonstrated the ability to generate results for our partners and increase focus for success in 2013. It brings me great pride to be able to fill these two new growth positions from within."
Mr. Buerman has worked with the company for three years, IMI said, most recently serving as regional manager in the North Central Region. The company said he "has a proven track record of helping distributors and dealers significantly grow their business." In the newly created role, he will work with major distributors on a larger scale to grow sales and continue improvement of IMI programs. Mr. Buerman also will be a partner for educating distributors on the benefits and value of IMI as a multi-product vendor of choice for dealers and fleets.
Mr. Pourroy has worked with the company for six years, IMI said, most recently as regional manager in the Southern Central Region. His "expertise in working with major fleets to determine needs and possible improvements" has helped IMI bring its long-term tire and wheel solutions to several of the largest and reputable fleets in the U.S., according to IMI. The creation of the fleet development specialist position will allow it to place a stronger focus on providing profitable solutions to the best of the best in the trucking industry, the company added.