Shakespeare has promoted Dave Manasseh and Frankie McKenna to the positions of Shakespeare industrial and antenna sales manager, and European sales representative respectively.
Dave has been with Shakespeare for 30 years, with his roles including developing Shakespeare’s global distributor network for the marine antenna division of the business, will take the lead for Europe and Asia for the Shakespeare Monofilament side of the business.
His new role will see him responsible for maintaining and developing international relationships with partners, distributors and customers in the industrial textile industry, with the target to expand and operate in further regions across the globe.
“Dave is incredibly passionate, with an impressive track-record of sales growth and world-wide expansion for Shakespeare Marine,” said Gary Walsh, Shakespeare general manager in the UK.
Dave has already begun to make his mark for the industrial side of the business
Gary Walsh
“Dave has already begun to make his mark for the industrial side of the business, and we are confident he will offer new opportunities and service to our Monofilament customers.”
Dave added: “This is a really exciting time for me personally, as well as for our business. I am looking forward to applying my experience from the global marine industry to the industrial material sector.
“I’m excited to learn more about clients’ needs and ensure a seamless transition for our material solutions customers.”
In his new sales representative role Frankie McKenna will be supporting Dave, taking on responsibility for commercial relationships and distributors of Shakespeare products across the European marine industry to strengthen market presence.
“I look forward to meeting our valued partners, distributors and customers – new and existing – across the marine industry in Europe,” he said.
