Livermore, Calif. – November 16, 2011 – Topcon California is expanding into the greater Pacific Islands with the addition of Keith Grittner as area manager – Pacific Islands. In his new position, Grittner will work with clients to define custom combinations of Topcon products and services to meet their specific precision positioning needs. He will be based on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and will report to Andrew Evans (general manager).
For the past two years, Grittner has been a machine control specialist with Surveyors Supply Company in Hawaii. Prior to that he was a sales representative for True Survey Supply of Addy, Washington.
He has extensive experience in business-to-business marketing, customer relations, building and maintaining accounts, training and support of GPS and optical products and installing and supporting machine control products.
Evans said, “Keith’s expansive expertise and knowledge of the Pacific Islands region is perfectly suited for growing Topcon’s business in this important area. Few people have a background of sales, marketing, installation and support that Keith brings to the company.”
He said, “In the past several years, Keith has developed a strong competency with Topcon products and has earned a reputation for excellence in the marketplace. Keith’s focus will not only be to continue to develop the Hawaiian market, but also aggressively pursue new opportunities in the Pacific Islands region.”
On his new position, Grittner said, “It is a pleasure to join a company like Topcon that has clear goals, that is in a growth mode and has a strong team of management, sales and support personnel.”
About Topcon California
Topcon California is the premier provider of precision positioning solutions for construction and agriculture throughout California with retail locations in both northern and southern California, as well as Hawaii. www.topconca.com
About Topcon Positioning Systems
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (TPS) designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets. TPS’ parent company, Topcon Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange – 7732), was founded in 1932.
