Kansas City, Mo. – DIT-MCO International, a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical wiring test equipment, announces the appointment of Kent Williams to the position of Director of Sales, Marketing and Service, effective immediately. Brent Stringham, previous director, is supporting in the transition to Williams until his official retirement date is set.
Kent earned his Business degree from Oral Roberts University and Law degree from the University of Tulsa School of Law. Coming from a family of leaders and pilots with a passion for aviation and successfully leading sales organizations in highly regulated industries, Kent is an ideal fit for the position.
Williams has served in various sales leadership roles from small startups to large Fortune 100 companies successfully scaling sales organizations and launching new billion-dollar brands in Pharma. Kent brings significant experience in global business development with manufacturing and distribution companies serving as National Sales Director, VP of Sales, and GM for Oklahoma and Texas-based manufacturing and distribution companies in the international Oil & Gas Industry. Just prior to joining DIT-MCO, Kent managed the sales and marketing group for a Tulsa based metal manufacturing company, where he successfully developed and scaled a new and highly profitable niche sales division, leading to the company’s recent $30 million expansion.
Bringing a customer centric focus with him, Kent now embraces the challenge to lead and develop the sales, marketing, and service groups at DIT-MCO to new levels of success in the months and years ahead. Williams said this about joining DIT-MCO, “David Shier and the leadership team at DIT-MCO forged a highly favorable impression on me from our very first meetings. As a pilot and aviation enthusiast, I am extremely energized to join an organization considered the Gold Standard in the Wire Testing Industry that enjoys such a rich and successful heritage serving the top military and aerospace customers around the world.”
David Shier, DIT-MCO president, had this to say about appointing Kent, “Kent brings to DIT-MCO a fresh perspective for our sales and marketing strategies as we begin to roll out new products and solutions for our customers. I’m pleased to have Kent’s experience in leading company growth as part of the DIT-MCO executive team.”
About DIT-MCO – DIT-MCO International LLC is a worldwide leader in automated cable/harness test systems with over 60 years’ experience providing test equipment for interconnect verification. Engineering, QC/QA, manufacturing, and test personnel around the world use DIT-MCO systems to verify the quality of their products. DIT-MCO testers are used extensively in the aerospace (military and commercial), defense, and transit/rail industries. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, DIT-MCO has sales and service offices in the US and UK, plus authorized agents and distributors around the world
