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Cloyes Promotes Ryan Smith to Director of Category Management

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Ryan Smith has been promoted to director of Category Management for Cloyes Gear and Products.

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In his new role, Smith will continue to develop and grow the department with additional resources, enhance the customer line review process, and expand our category management footprint to more customers.

Smith joined Cloyes in December of 2013 as sales and marketing coordinator where he played a key role in the management of several regional export accounts, PER customer base, and customer pricing. Smith also served as project manager lead on the production of Cloyes aftermarket tech videos. He was promoted in May of 2019 to manager of special markets and category management.

“Ryan is a talented, capable, and creative professional that is well respected in the broader aftermarket community,” said Richard Crotzer, Senior Vice President of Global Sales of Cloyes. “His experience with Cloyes has prepared him perfectly for his new position.”

For more information, visit cloyes.com.

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