Husqvarna has expanded its UK team this month with the appointment of Graeme Simpson as area business manager – North East and East.
The company says Graeme’s support and experience will prove key to achieving the business’ 2019 growth aims.
Graeme joins Husqvarna with 20 years of field based account management knowledge, working with both multi-site and standalone dealers in the UK and Europe. His prior experience comes in the motorcycling industry where he held roles with Michelin (5 years area sales manager) and EVS Sports (2 years as European brand manager).
On his new appointment, Graeme commented, “I am delighted to be joining Husqvarna and looking forward to working with the dealer network at such an exciting time in the development of the Automower and battery categories within the company.”
UK commercial director, Ken Brewster added, “We are very pleased that Graeme has joined the UK team this month and his experience will benefit our distributor and dealer networks alike. We have experienced tremendous growth over a number of years now and by investing in the right people we are committed to continuing that trend.”