Pneu-Mech Systems Hires Business Development Manager
Rick Aquino’s experience has involved work with large multinational companies including automotive OEMs.
Pneu-Mech Systems Mfg. LLC has hired Rick Aquino as business development manager. Aquino has decades of experience growing businesses in the paint finishing industry.
“At the heart of his success is helping customers be more successful,” the company says. “By creating a foundation of confidence and trust, he employs a disciplined approach of aligning customer needs with company strengths, with a tireless focus on customer service.”
Aquino’s experience has involved work with large multinational companies including automotive OEMs and their Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, agricultural and construction equipment, and the heavy truck sector.
Based in Statesville, North Carolina, Pneu-Mech Systems manufacturers paint finishing systems and equipment for metal, plastics, wood and composite finishing. The company serves the automotive, heavy truck and bus industries; Tier 1 and 2 suppliers; and the metal and plastics, furniture and cabinet manufacturing industries.
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