Champion Industries Updates Sales Leadership

Champion Industries/Bi-Line Systems has announced several updates to its sales leadership. Details include the following:

• Chris Richelieu, western U.S. region sales director, will retire at the end of the year. Leading up to his retirement, he’ll transition into a new role as business development manager, where he will continue to support the U.S. sales team and play a key role in mentoring and training.
• Peter O’Connor has become western U.S. region sales director. He has over 12 years of industry experience and a background in sales leadership. Before joining Champion, he served as the western U.S. regional sales manager at Hamilton Beach.
• Chase Andrews will step into the role of central U.S. region sales director, effective August 4. He has nearly 17 years of experience at Ecolab, including territory management, district sales and senior corporate account leadership. He’ll work closely with Tom Gatschet, vice president of strategic accounts, over the coming months to transition marketplace responsibilities.

Earlier this year, Champion made several other leadership updates.