To strengthen its International Sales Team and improve customer contact in the important European,Middle Eastand African markets FirstDart Fishing Tackle has appointed Jan Kolousek to the post of Sales Manger EMEA.
Commenting on the appointment Sandy Ogata, International Sales Manger, said “Previously the territory Jan is now looking after was a shared territory between our sales offices in Shanghai, Singapore and Europe. We are delighted now to have Jan on board and able to focus on this territory exclusively.”
Jan, based inPrague,Czech Republic, joins FirstDart from the IT and Consulting industry with a number of client facing roles with different companies. As a passionate fisherman the new role allows Jan to combine his professional skills and personal interests. “I’ve fished all my life and fishing is in my family so to be able to join a global company like FirstDart and put my professional skills to use in the sport fishing industry is a dream come true” commented a delighted Jan.
“Jan has joined the company at exactly the right time”, added Simon Henton, Global Marketing Manager. “Our recently launched carp range is ideal for the European market and makes a great addition to our AquaPro Fly line range too. Combine this with our existing OEM offering then you can see that Jan has a great opportunity in front of him.”
Jan can be contacted at jan.kolousek@firstdart.com or by phone on +420 722 962 095.
Press Release: 13/09/2011
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