Rick Kurtz to Lead All Sales and Distribution for Protective

Protective promotes Rick Kurtz to senior vice president of distribution and Tim Blochowiak to vice president of dealer sales.

by Staff

March 12, 2013

1 min to read

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.— Protective Asset Protection announced this week the promotion of Rick Kurtz to senior vice president of distribution. In his expanded role, Kurtz assumes responsibility for sales, distribution and training of all Protective Asset Protection lines of business, including automotive, RV, marine and powersports.

The company also announced the promotion of Tim Blochowiak, who will assume Kurtz’s former role as vice president of dealer sales. Blochowiak has spent the last six years managing the South division of Protective’s Dealer Sales team.

“Rick and Tim’s promotions are a testament to their proven ability to lead sales teams, as well as their unwavering commitment to our customers,” said Scott Karchunas, president of Protective Asset Protection.

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