BKT Expands Sales Staff in the U.S.

Nov. 25, 2015

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has hired Blaine Koller, Gary Pompo and Peter Row to manage regional sales at its offices in the United States.

BKT USA Inc. has hired Blaine Koller as regional sales manager to handle the Northwest Territory. Koller is based out of the BKT office in the Akron, Ohio, suburb of Fairlawn. He resides in Bellingham, Wash.

Koller has more than 11 years of tire industry experience in the passenger and light truck, commercial, forestry, agriculture and mining segments.

BKT Tires Inc. has hired Gary Pompo and Peter Row as OTR regional sales managers. Both will be based out of the OTR office in Brentwood, Tenn.

Pompo has more than 25 years of sales and management experience with companies including Pomp’s Tire Service Inc., Bridgestone’s GCR Tires and Service subsidiary, Goodyear’s former Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems subsidiary (now the Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Network). He resides in Cherry Valley, Ill.

Row brings more than 17 years of experience to BKT Tires having worked in positions such as head of port and container tire sales, territory manager, OTR specialist and market development. He resides in Wyncote, Pa.

For more information about BKT, visit www.bkt-tires.com.