Akkerman Announces New Hires
Akkerman Inc. has announced the appointment of Cecilia Zavaleta as sales engineer and Yovani Zelaya as project manager to its sales team.
Zavaleta will provide sales and customer support in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, and establish new and sustain existing dealership relations in Mexico, and Central and South America. In addition, Zavaleta will have a specialized focus on pipeline infrastructure projects throughout North America.
Zavaleta is completing her Doctor of Business Administration degree at Argosy University, in Ontario, California, and completed her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration at California Baptist University, in Riverside, California.
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Zelaya will be responsible for domestic sales activities and project forecasting in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler in Houston and holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Zelaya is also fluent in English and Spanish.
Jason Holden, Director of Sales at Akkerman comments, “We are very excited to have Cecilia and Yovani as part of the company and I have full confidence in their abilities to expand the reach of Akkerman equipment. Their bilingual capabilities are a key benefit to enhance communications with customers in these territories. Cecilia’s and Yovani’s contributions complement our existing team in our pursuit of providing project solutions to our customers and positioning our equipment in key markets. We are really looking forward to great things in the future for Akkerman.”
Zavaleta works out of her home office in Riverside, California, and be reached at (800) 533-0386 extension 178, and czavaleta@akkerman.com. Zelaya is based out of his home office in Houston, Texas, and can be reached at (800) 533-0386 extension 133 and yzelaya@akkerman.com.
For over 40 years, Akkerman has developed, manufactured and supported quality pipe jacking and tunneling equipment that accurately installs a variety of underground infrastructure.
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