KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens welcome two new members to sales team

Jeff Lininger has been promoted to North America sales director—West while Ron Griess has been promoted to North America sales director—East

Ron Griess
Jeff Lininger
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Inc., Yankton, South Dakota, are pleased to announce the promotions of Jeff Lininger to North America sales director—West and Ron Griess to North America sales director—East.

In their new positions, Jeff and Ron will be responsible for directing, administering and coordinating all domestic field sales operations for the western region. In their roles, they will report to the vice president of sales and marketing to establish and attain annual domestic sales goals and effective dealer relations for his respective region. 
 
Lininger has been associated with the three companies since 2002. Most recently, he was the general manager of Astec AggReCon West and, prior to that, was the director of products and sales for Johnson Crushers International Inc.
 
Griess has been employed at Kolberg-Pioneer for 29 years. Most recently, he served as the product manager for the crushing, screening and track product line. Previously, he held positions in the sales and engineering departments, both as a sales applications representative and as an electrical designer.
 
Jeff Lininger can be reached at jefflininger@kpijci.com or 541-736-1400 while Ron Griess can be reached at rongriess@kpijci.com or 605-665-9311.