IWDC Adds Regional Sales Manager

The IWDC (Indianapolis, IN) announced that Barry Mitchell has joined them as a regional sales manager. The IWDC is a cooperative of independent welding distributors across North America that represent over $2.2 billion in sales of industrial, specialty, and medical gases as well as related equipment, hard goods, and consumables to a wide range of industries.In this role and under the direction of Keith Werkley, he will be responsible for promoting value proposition to the membership as well as drive profitable growth of Vendor partner brands and the Weldmark® brand.

Mitchell’s career started in Ireland, where he served as the general manager of his family’s industrial supply business. Upon the sale of his family business, he continued his career with an affiliate of OKI Bering in Warrington, England, and then transferred to OKI Bering’s headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, serving a number of roles over the next 15 years. Mitchell spent four years as a district sales manager for OH, KY, WV and Southeast IN, serving the needs of independent welding distributors and branch locations of larger industrial gas companies. He was promoted to the position of supply chain project manager, then was promoted to the position of director of product management and, subsequently, vice president of product management.

In 2011, he assumed the role of vice president of national accounts, a position he held until OKI Bering was sold in 2012. Following OKI Bering’s acquisition in 2012, Mitchell formed his own consulting company, working closely with a number of privately held manufacturers of welding supplies, select majors, leading Independent distributors, and in 2016 the IWDC. He lives with his wife Linda and two sons, Patrick and Liam, in Lawrenceburg, IN.

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