Interstate Hires Caldwell To Target Auto Sector
Interstate National Dealer Services (INDS) announced Sean C. Caldwell has joined ranks with the executive sales team as national sales manager to market the Interstate automotive line-up of products, including the newly re-energized Hi-Road and powerhouse StarAuto, to both franchise and independent auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Uniondale, N.Y. — Interstate National Dealer Services (INDS) announced Sean C. Caldwell has joined ranks with the executive sales team as national sales manager to market the Interstate automotive line-up of products, including the newly re-energized Hi-Road and powerhouse StarAuto, to both franchise and independent auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Caldwell, previously of Phoenix America Insurance Group/Wynn’s Extended Care, in Miami, Fla., has focused a great deal of his career in sales and marketing, managing agent procurement, training and mentoring, as well as product management, direct marketing and customer service, specifically in the automotive industry.
In addition to the automotive line-up of products, Hi-Road and StarAuto, Caldwell will also market the StarRV, StarMarine and StarSport line of products in the U.S. under the Interstate brand as well as Canada through Interstate’s Canadian subsidiary, INDS Canada.
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