Press Release

Domestic and Export Sales Growth Drives Hunter Management Promotions

John Zentz Vice President of Sales

Wes Wingo Vice President of International

Erwin Van Deman South East Division Manager

Larry Watson Jr. Atlanta Regional Manager

In response to the company's continued expansion and sales growth in domestic and international markets, Hunter Engineering Co. Chairman Stephen F. Brauer has announced new senior management promotions.

Dave Smith, recently named Hunter Senior Vice President, will continue to oversee the U.S. and Canadian field organizations and related departments and guide Hunter’s Marketing Department.

John Zentz has been promoted to Vice President of Sales, responsible for Hunter’s 23 U.S. regions and field managers. After earning Hunter President’s Club honors during his first three years as Sales Representative in Baltimore, Zentz was named Charlotte Regional Manager in 1998, where he earned the honor four more times for top region performance. He was named South East Division Manager in 2000, responsible for Charlotte and five additional Regions. Zentz will now work out of Hunter’s home office in St. Louis, Missouri.

Wes Wingo has been named Vice President of International. Wingo was a successful Hunter distributor before joining the company as a sales representative in 1995. He has served in various regional manager positions. He was appointed to Director of International in 2004, where he led Hunter’s fast-growth export business, significantly expanding the company’s international markets and achieving record sales growth each year. Erwin Van Deman has been promoted to South East Division Manager.

Van Deman joined Hunter in 1985, as a sales representative in Houston. He earned President’s Club honors four times and has served as a Hunter Regional Manager since 1996.

Larry Watson, Jr. follows Van Deman as Hunter’s Atlanta Regional Manager. Watson joined Hunter in 2004 as a sales representative in Tampa and earned President’s Club honors the next year.

Hunter Engineering is a world leader in wheel alignment, brake service, wheel service and safety inspection equipment. Hunter equipment is approved and used by vehicle manufacturers, automobile and truck dealers, tire dealers and automotive service facilities around the world.

For additional information contact Jim Huhn, Director of Advertising, Hunter Engineering Company, 314.731.3020 (x375).

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