Cal-Tex Hires Bart Carpenter as Executive Director of Sales and Training
Schertz, Texas - Cal-Tex Protective Coatings hired Bart Carpenter as Executive Director of Sales and Training. He will be responsible for leading and training the Cal-Tex sales force and for creating the premier programs that make Cal-Tex a leader in the automotive aftermarket industry.
Schertz, Texas - Cal-Tex Protective Coatings hired Bart Carpenter as Executive Director of Sales and Training. He will be responsible for leading and training the Cal-Tex sales force and for creating the premier programs that make Cal-Tex a leader in the automotive aftermarket industry.
Carpenter, who brings more than 25 years of industry experience, will work out of the company’s headquarters here, and will report to Gary Osborn, Executive Vice President of Sales and Revenue Development. Carpenter most recently served as the Director of Training and Consulting with GSFS Group in Houston. Prior to that, he was an independent consultant, and has served other organizations in the capacity of sales, training and management roles.
“I am excited to join an employee-owned company like Cal-Tex, where the employee owners are dedicated to the “Total Customer Experience," said Carpenter.
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