Vice President Sales & Operations – Equipment Manufacturer

Candidate: #190085
Current Position: Vice President
Industry: Petroleum/Alternative Fueling Manufacturing
Experience: 20+ Years
Location: Open to Relocation

Scope:

This candidate brings over 25 years of high-impact commercial leadership experience across fueling equipment, clean-energy solutions, and industrial manufacturing. With a strong record of building elite sales organizations, executing long-term growth strategies, and expanding market share across the U.S. and internationally, this leader is known for delivering consistent revenue and margin performance. They combine strategic planning expertise with hands-on commercial execution, supported by advanced training in value selling, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.

Accomplishments:

• Delivered more than 18% organic top-line growth while increasing material margins by 5.25%, controlling overhead for nearly 15 years.

• Managed more than $150M in annual revenue across multi-channel distribution networks and diverse product portfolios.

• Master Black Belt in Value Selling and Six Sigma/DBS methodologies, having trained full sales teams at multiple organizations.

• Successfully recruited, developed, and retained top-performing sales and strategic account personnel.

• Led development of a Western U.S. commercial and service operation spanning design, quoting, engineering, and field support—establishing full regional accountability.

• Consistently delivered double-digit growth in multiple leadership roles, including national and international territories.

• Created and executed distribution channel strategies that expanded sales through distributors by 130% and significantly improved profitability.

• Extensive experience in strategic planning, product positioning, target marketing, CRM utilization, and Kaizen-driven process improvement.

• Demonstrated success restoring business unit profitability and accelerating market penetration in both domestic and international markets.

Haskel Thompson & Associates:

Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within the Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization.

For more information about this candidate (190085), please contact Nick McQuarry at 239-302-3582 or Nick@haskelthompson.com