Costa Mesa, Calif.-based TARGETTI USA, the North American operations for the TARGETTI Group, has appointed John Walter as its new Western Regional Sales Manager.
“With the West Coast being one of our largest and most important markets, we felt it imperative to provide additional sales support to continue our growth as a leading architectural manufacturer,” comments Marie Paris, CEO of Targetti USA. “John’s sales experience in the industry gives him a versatile sales background to support our diverse customer base. John brings a keen sense of sales expertise and has built great relationships throughout the industry. We are confident that he will provide the ideal support to the design community and we welcome him to our team.”
Walter will be responsible for specification sales of Targetti and DuraLamp products, working directly to support Targetti USA Sales Representatives in the West. He will be working closely with lighting representatives, architects, interior/lighting designers, engineers, distributors, and other specifiers to support the Western division sales.
Having most recently served as a Sales Manager focusing on Contractor & Distributor Sales for Acuity Brands, Walter holds an Industrial/Organizational Psychology degree from John Carroll University in Ohio. He is an active board member for the nonprofit organization Buffalo Goes Gray, whose purpose is to bring awareness to brain tumors and raise funds for brain cancer research in Buffalo, New York.
Walter will be based in Costa Mesa and can be reached at j.walter@targetti.com.
