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Doug Irvine Joins Century as its Newest Sales Director- December 27th, 2012

Darrin Purcell, President/CEO of Century Drill & Tool Corp. announced today that Doug Irvine will be joining the organization as a Sales Director beginning on January 3, 2012. Doug Irvine returns to Century having spent time with the company during two previous tenures dating back to the mid-1990s.  Doug returns with first-hand knowledge of the product categories Century sells, its customers and sales representatives, and the company’s programs and processes.  Further, industry relevant perspectives gained from Doug’s time with Warren Pet Products and Chilton Products will be useful as he works to create additional value for Century’s customers.

Doug and his wife Debra reside in Green Bay, Wisconsin and he will work out of Century’s home office.  They have three adult daughters chasing their own dreams in locations that include Wisconsin, Tennessee and New York.

“It is not often that we have the luxury of re-integrating a sales professional with Doug’s qualifications,” said Darrin Purcell.  “Doug provides far more continuity to our customers than would nearly any other candidate we could consider.”  Purcell continued, “Century’s primary business strategy stated in our Objectives & Values is to continue, and find new ways to increase, our reputation as ‘Easy To Do Business With’.  The selection of Doug Irvine is a key tactic of that strategy in 2012”.

The addition of Doug Irvine helps address the pending retirement of Rita Moore, former Vice President of Sales for Century Drill & Tool.  Together with the addition of Travis Johnston, who joined Century in May 2011, sales responsibilities will be split based on the market segmentation detailed below:

Doug Irvine

1. Industrial
2. Farm Store/Ag Retail
3. Regional Wholesalers
4. Canada

Travis Johnston

1. National Accounts
2. National Wholesalers
3. Regional Chains
4. Building Materials/Lumber Dealers
5. On-Line Retailers
6. Alternative Channels

Darrin Purcell commented, “While we can never hope to fully replace Rita and the endless contributions she has made to our organization over her 20+ years of service, we are very pleased to have Doug joining the team.  The division of focus we can create between Doug and Travis means our customers will experience a smooth transition in the process.”