BIG Kaiser names national sales manager

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed Fred Messmer as national sales manager. He has more than 30 years of industry experience in senior sales and marketing roles with such companies as Horizon Solutions, Walter Carbide, Mitsubishi Carbide, and Sandvik.

The company created the position to strengthen its relationship with its team of sales reps and distributors. "We're looking for our distributor partners to help us show our customers the full scope of our product line," commented Messmer. "We have to increase our presence among our distributors so they can carry the message of our products' value to the end users."