Okuma Names Gosiger as Distributor of the Year
The Okuma Distributor of the Year Award recognizes a distributor-partner for exceptional performance in the areas of selling and servicing Okuma products and services. Gosiger is based in Dayton, Ohio, and has been an Okuma distributor partner since 1980.
Okuma America Corporation, a leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, has named Gosiger as the 2020 Okuma Distributor of the Year.
Gosiger co-owners, Pete Haley and John Haley, accepted the award at Okuma's distributor meeting in Naples, Fla. Gosiger is based in Dayton, Ohio, and has been an Okuma distributor partner since 1980.
“We are very honored and proud to be recognized as Okuma’s Distributor of the Year,” Pete Haley says. “We are deeply grateful to our employees and valued customers that made this recognition possible. Gosiger has been fortunate to represent and sell Okuma ‘world class’ machine tools for over forty years.”
The Okuma Distributor of the Year Award recognizes a distributor-partner for exceptional performance in the areas of selling and servicing Okuma products and services throughout a given year. The award criteria focuses on performance across sales, operations, engineering, service, aftermarket parts, finance, marketing, HR and IT.
“We are incredibly grateful for our lasting partnership with Gosiger,” says Tim Thiessen, vice president of sales and marketing, Okuma America Corporation. “They worked diligently to service customers throughout a uniquely challenging year and their efforts did not go unnoticed. We look forward to many more years of successful partnership with Gosiger.”
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