Gary Frigo Appointed as Vice President - Sales Operations for Nissan Europe
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire)
Gary Frigo has been appointed by Nissan Europe, as its new Vice President for Sales Operations, replacing Brian Carolin who recently moved into the role of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Nissan Europe. In this role, Frigo will oversee Nissan's sales operations in over 30 countries across Europe and will report directly to Brian Carolin as from January 31, 2005.
Frigo, 45, joins the company with over 18 years experience at Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) where he was most recently Regional Vice President of the Infiniti East Region. There, he was responsible for overall regional operations including sales, marketing, fixed operations, administration and consumer affairs.
Since joining Nissan in 1986 Frigo has held the positions of dealer operations manager, regional marketing manager and assistant regional manager for Nissan's Northeast Region. From 1997 to 1998 Frigo was the Nissan Division Director of Operations and from 1998 to 2002 he was Nissan's Regional Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic Region based in Washington D.C., USA. Prior to Nissan, Frigo was field sales manager at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. Additionally, he served as Ford's district sales manager in Buffalo, N.Y in the US.
"We are delighted to welcome Gary to the team. With his wealth of experience at Nissan and a strong sales background, he will play a vital role in helping Nissan's future growth for Europe," said Brian Carolin.
Frigo holds a master's degree in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor's degree in business/marketing from St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, N.Y., US.
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