August 30, 2007 - MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Phoenix Contact USA announces the promotions of Greg Jerrehian and Louis L. Grice. Jerrehian and Grice, two long-time Phoenix Contact employees, will serve as vice president of sales and vice president of marketing, respectively. A 19-year Phoenix Contact veteran, Jerrehian has worked in various product management, field sales and sales management positions before being appointed director of sales in 2004.
He is credited with growing and evolving a sales structure of more than 100 sales professionals. Grice began his career with Phoenix Contact in 1990 as a district application engineer located in San Francisco. He held several regional and national sales positions before becoming director of marketing and communications in 2005. He manages more than 50 marketing professionals and provides valuable industry insight and analysis.
Jack Nehlig, president of Phoenix Contact USA, stated that “While their roles in our company are not changing, their new titles better represent the expanded scale of their responsibilities and acknowledge their maturation as leaders.” Phoenix Contact USA, located in Middletown, PA., is a subsidiary of Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG of Blomberg, Germany, which operates 40 subsidiaries and employs more than 8,400 people around the world.
The company’s Integrated Management Systems include a formal Quality, Environmental and Safety program that meets International Standards Organization’s (ISO) requirements (ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OSHAS 18001:1999.) Photo Caption: Greg Jerrehian