SuperDave continues to climb corporate ladder: (Copied from cyclingnews.com)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2007/news/08-14 Felt Bicycles adds to its management staff All of Felt’s road models
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Sales must be going well at Southern California-based Felt Bicycles as it recently announced the addition of two management positions. “Super” Dave Koesel, former Western Regional Sales Manager, will now assume responsibilities as the company’s new Road Brand Manager, while new hire Bryan Melton has taken over Koesel’s old position.
Koesel began his career in the Midwest as a long-time bicycle shop employee then transitioned to an independent sales rep and has been with Felt in both sales and sales management capacities for the past five years.
According to Felt President Bill Duehring, “Our strongest candidate was already a member of our staff. Dave is a Cat 1 racer, passionate and extremely knowledgeable about the sport, coupled with his experience in sales and management made him an obvious choice. He will bring us an excellent perspective on what both consumers and our dealers are looking for. I have been impressed with Dave´s product knowledge from day one and know this is a great fit for such an important position within our company.”
Melton’s path began on a similar note and was most recently a sales rep for Giant Bicycles in the Northwest. “I am excited to join the team at Felt,” he said. “It started as soon as I walked into their headquarters in Irvine. There were engineers building frames in their prototype shop, product guys discussing specs for the upcoming line, creative working on their newest projects, and a few sales guys just getting back from their lunch ride. This is what it is all about.”
“This is a win/win for us.” said Felt National Sales Manager John Georger, in describing the personnel moves. “We are thrilled to engage Dave´s strengths within our product development team and at the same time, to bring someone of Bryan´s talent and energy into our sales department. This fits with everything Felt does and stands for. We have always believed our greatest asset is our people, and with this move we further strengthen that core value.”
Here’s a piece we wrote about SuperDave a while ago:
