OTR Engineered Solutions named Ben Brown global vice president of sales & marketing OEM.
Brown will be part of OTR’s executive team, reporting directly to president and CEO, Tom Rizzi. OTR adds that Brown will serve an integral role in developing the company’s strategic OEM partnerships.
In his new position, Brown will be responsible for growing the company’s OEM business globally across various markets, including construction, lawn and garden, powersports, agriculture, forestry, mining, material handling and specialty vehicles. To achieve this goal, he will leverage OTR’s 32 facilities worldwide, which offer a range of services such as warehousing, tire mounting and sequencing. Additionally, OTR says he will build brand recognition through the execution of a detailed marketing plan.
Brown’s experience includes senior leadership and executive positions in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry. His accomplishments include growing revenue, driving new business and successfully managing teams for his past employers, among other responsibilities, according to OTR.
“Our OEM partners are extremely important to OTR, and Ben is a great fit to help grow this area of our business,” Rizzi says. “We’re proud of the unmatched value we offer OEMs through custom engineering, global distribution, subassembly and many other services. We’re excited for Ben to enhance this offering to our customers and to help drive OTR’s purpose of making our customers’ lives easier.”
