CONCORD, NC — Linder Industrial Machinery announces that Chris Wilkes, Executive Vice President of Sales – Florida Division will now lead all sales efforts in their North and South Carolina territories as the Executive Vice President of Sales – Carolinas Division. He has been with Linder for 15 years and brings a total of 22 years of industry experience to this role. Wilkes will now be based out of the Linder Concord, North Carolina, location.

“The next couple of years are very exciting for Linder in the Carolinas,” Wilkes said. “We just opened our new state of the art location in Concord, North Carolina, and are getting ready to open a new full service facility in Asheville, North Carolina, and not far behind will be the completion of a full training and demonstration facility as well.”

His primary responsibilities will be to continue sales and rental growth throughout the Carolinas and build stronger partnerships with customers.

“Linder is committed to making some major investments in the market in the next several years, and I am excited to be a part of this,” Wilkes said.

The excitement for Wilkes comes with some mixed emotions.

“The thing that makes Linder such a great place to work is the people,” he said. “When I arrived in Florida three and a half years ago, I was welcomed with open arms. I have many great hard-working friends in Florida who I’m going to miss greatly. I’m excited about returning home, but it’s bittersweet. I’m grateful for what I’ve learned and the relationships I’ve made while in Florida.”