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Cooper Industries Names Ribbing VP, Sales and Marketing; Briggs to Retire
11 Apr 2005
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Cooper Industries, Ltd., announced the appointment of Randy L. Ribbing as vice president, sales and marketing, Cooper Connection, effective in June. Ribbing will be based at Cooper's Houston headquarters. Ribbing will succeed Thomas E. Briggs, who will retire this year. Since 2002, Ribbing has served as vice president, sales, at the Cooper Bussmann division, headquartered in Ellisville, Missouri. He was previously vice president, sales at Cooper B-Line in Highland, Illinois.
Ribbing held a variety of sales and operating positions within the Cooper B-Line organization, having joined that business in 1982. He was named vice president of sales at Cooper Bussmann in 2002. Ribbing holds a BS degree in business from Quincy University and completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2004.
“Randy's experience with customers across all of our served markets and with multiple product lines makes him an excellent choice to lead our Cooper Connection program,” said Kirk S. Hachigian, president and chief operating officer, Cooper Industries. “These are exciting times at Cooper and for our customers as we continue to expand our marketing and sales efforts and introduce new products to the marketplace. With more than 25 years of electrical industry experience, Randy will play a significant role in expanding and enhancing the Cooper Connection program to deliver greater value to our distributors and end-user customers.”
"We also would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation to Tom Briggs for his dedication and service to Cooper and our customers," said Hachigian. "Tom has been a vital contributor to Cooper's success, both as a division president at Cooper B-Line and, more recently, leading our Cooper Connection distributor relationship program. Tom's energy and insights helped build the Cooper Connection into the industry-leading program it is today. We are delighted that Randy and Tom will work closely to ensure a smooth transition."
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