Plibrico Company LLC announced Paul Schmidt as the new Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Western United States and Canada. With more than 25 years of experience in refractory and insulation materials sales, Schmidt will be providing the highest level of expertise to Plibrico’s customers.
“Paul will bring a wealth of knowledge to Plibrico’s Materials Division,” said Bob Hunter, vice president sales and marketing of Plibrico. “His experience includes refractory and high-temperature insulation sales to distributors and end users across many of the markets we serve – cement, lime, boilers, power, ceramic, pulp/paper, ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals. Paul will service our customers and PliPartners throughout the Western United States and Canada.”
Prior to joining Plibrico, Schmidt held sales and management positions with Allied Minerals, Unifrax Corporation, U.S. Castings and Nutec Fibratec. He holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in Production and Operations Management from Ohio State University.