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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">I am pleased to announce that Brendan McPhillips has joined MaxLite as a Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Territory. Brendan is the newest member of the C&I Salesforce,
reporting to Rodney Skinner – Director of South Sales and will be covering Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Brendan comes to MaxLite with over 5 years of experience in the lighting industry. Most recently, he worked for Venture Lighting where he grew
his responsibilities from covering the state of Florida to managing 26 Rep Agencies across the Eastern portion of the U.S. with revenues in excess of $14M. Brendan brings a strong sales background working with all facets of distribution; including stock &
flow, design-build and project quick ship. Brendan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lynn University, and currently resides in the Miami area.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Please join me in welcoming Brendan to MaxLite, and we are looking forward to his many contributions and success in his new role.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Regards,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:red">Please note I will be out of the office from August 5<sup>th</sup> thru August 8<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Barbara Ottinger</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F"><br>
Director of Human Resources</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">12 York Ave. | West Caldwell, NJ 07006<br>
<a href="mailto:bottinger@maxlite.com"><span style="color:blue">bottinger@maxlite.com</span></a> | 973-244-7300, x119<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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