Decatur Industrial Electric is pleased to welcome Richard “Rich” Brunner as an addition to its Leadership Team. Brunner is an accomplished sales executive with over 20 years of experience in leading high-performance teams and developing valued partnerships with customers. Rich was a D.I.E. team member approximately 20 years ago at the beginning of his career on the inside and outside sales team.
Rich is coming to us from Nidec Corporation (US Motors) where he was a sales manager over large capital projects. In his new role, Brunner will have primary responsibility for leading our team of reliability specialists/account managers in the Midwest and partnering with customers to understand their business needs and objectives.
Rich is originally from Oakley, IL, where his roots in the electrical industry date back to his father, a IBEW 146 electrician. Rich is a National Guard Veteran. He currently lives outside Champaign, with his wife of 26 years, where they are raising a small herd of black angus beef cattle.
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