July 13, 2018 — Tom Pankratz has joined Mersen Electrical Power as VP distribution sales and customer care U.S./Canada.

Pankratz reports to Deb Huttenburg, VP sales and customer care, Americas. He comes to Mersen from Appleton Group where he held a variety of sales leadership and global account management roles over 14 years, most recently as VP sales, Appleton and SolaHD.

In his new role, Pankratz will be responsible for growing the company’s market share for all Mersen products to distribution and MRO customers in Canada and the U.S.