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ITW Permatex Names New Marketing Manager

Permatex, the provider of chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has named Ashley Khan as its new marketing manager for the Permatex and Versachem portfolio of products.

Paco Agrafojo, Permatex director of marketing, made the announcement and noted that Khan will be based in Hartford, Connecticut. She will lead a team of brand marketers in the Permatex Engine Repair Group.

Khan joins Permatex in her third role with Illinois Tool Works, most recently serving as the brand marketing manager for Permatex Canada, Inc., where she managed the company’s Rain-X, Slime, Fix-A-Flat, Black Magic, and Gumout brands.

“We are very excited to have Ashley Khan on our marketing team. She comes to us with an intimate knowledge of our company and our brands that will allow her to hit the ground running. She is very familiar with our team and our markets and is in an excellent position to make an immediate and significant contribution to our programs,” Agrafojo said.

Prior to joining Permatex Canada in 2016, Khan held a variety of roles at several advertising agencies, leading domestic and internationally integrated advertising campaigns for brands including General Motors, State Farm and Dell. Khan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Marketing with a specialty in Media Studies from the University of South Florida.

For more information, visit permatex.com.

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