Jim Guttridge has joined Aagard as a Key Account and Area Sales Manager

Guttridge will be working out of his home office in Mesquite, NV in the winter months and Rockford, IL in the summer months.

Gretchen Edelbrock

Mar 13, 2012

He comes to Aagard with over 37 years of sales experience at some of the leading companies in the packaging machine industry. Guttridge will be covering the Western region with a focus on Key Account Management.

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