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Flooring Group’s Paul Gallagher and Robert McNamara Promoted
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Flooring Group's Paul Gallagher and Robert McNamara Promoted
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Bostik Findley Construction & Distribution Division promotes the Flooring Group's Paul Gallagher and Robert McNamara Effective January 1, Gallagher becomes Business Development Manager - International & Retail for the company's C&D Division in the Americas; McNamara appointed Marketing & Sales Manager of the Flooring Group MIDDLETON, MASS. (Nov. 17, 2003) — Bostik Findley Inc.'s Construction & Distribution (C&D) Division is pleased to announce the promotion of two veteran managers within its rapidly growing Flooring Group.
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Effective January 1, Paul Gallagher, National Sales Manager for the Bostik Findley Flooring Group, will fill the newly created position of Business Development Manager - International & Retail for the company's C&D Division.
Based in Philadelphia, Gallagher will be responsible for all export, affiliate and retail sales in the Americas for the C&D Division.
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Gallagher, who earned a bachelor's of science degree in international business from Villanova University in 1983 and an M.B.A. with a concentration on international business from Temple University in 1994, joined Bostik Findley as a sales representative in 1985 after helping manage the export business of one of his college professors for four years.
In 1988, Gallagher was promoted from Northeast Territory Sales Manager to Product Manager of the Hydroment® Ultra-SetTM waterproofing/crack isolation membrane line.
During the 15 years to follow, Gallagher held various sales management positions with increasing responsibilities, directing national sales for the Flooring Group for the past several years.
The 18-year Bostik Findley veteran is excited about the international growth opportunities that lie before the company.
"The top-shelf team of industry experts that Bostik Findley has attracted and retained through the years has enabled our Construction & Distribution Division to focus on additional market opportunities through organic growth, acquisitions and a truly global sales strategy," Gallagher said.
"Bostik Findley is one of the highest performing companies in the TOTAL S.A. conglomerate of multinational companies, and top management has identified our C&D Division as a key growth vehicle for the company in the coming years.
Page 3 "We're just beginning to reap the benefits of recent efforts to expand our export business in the Americas, while realizing increased market penetration through our affiliates worldwide," Gallagher said.
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"It's a welcomed challenge to try and fill Paul Gallagher's sales management shoes as Bostik Findley Flooring Group's new Marketing & Sales Manager," McNamara said.
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"Paul and Robert have proven themselves to be excellent managers of both people and product lines — consistently delivering significant and sustained bottom-line benefits to all involved parties," D'Autilio said.
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"The Bostik Findley family asks our global marketplaces to join us in congratulating Paul and Robert as they take on these well-deserved, expanded roles."