Ethan Brown |
Newport, Rhode Island, September 1, 2007: Harken Yacht Equipment today announced further expansion of their Grand Prix service team with the move of Ethan Brown from Harken’s Pewaukee-based engineering team to their Newport, RI custom office. Brown’s new role will be as custom project salesperso. He will report to Harken’s Grand Prix sales manager, Mark Wiss. This transition will occur over the next months, with Brown moving to Rhode Island in November.
Brown's duties include preparing specifications and quotations for winch and hardware systems for Harken’s custom boat projects, and acting as project manager for all aspects of certain projects. Using Brown’s experience as an engineer, he will also project manage custom hardware designs with engineering, and design and specify winch and hardware systems.
“Harken continues to enjoy leadership in the Grand Prix area, and we remain dedicated to providing all our customers with the service they expect from our company. Considering our growth, creating this role and hiring Ethan is a natural progression,” explained Peter Harken.
“We’re happy to have Ethan join the Grand Prix team,” said Mark Wiss. “He’s a logical systems guy and understands everything from design to specification.”
Harken, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of innovative sailboat hardware and accessories. Headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Harken manufactures in the USA and Italy. Their network includes offices in 48 countries, with group offices located in Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States (Rhode Island, California, and Florida).
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