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Dorner Appoints New Regional Sales Manager for Texas and Louisiana

Dorner Appoints New Regional Sales Manager for Texas and Louisiana

HARTLAND, Wis., (August 16, 2017) — Scott Lister has been appointed Regional Sales Manager covering Texas and Louisiana for Dorner Mfg. Corp. In this new position with Dorner, Lister will be working with sales channel partners and key accounts to grow the company's industrial and sanitary conveyor business, as well as focusing on the automation markets throughout both states.

Lister brings more than 20 years of industry experience to Dorner. He was most recently an industry account manager at Habasit, a manufacturer of conveyor belts. While with Habasit, Lister managed direct and indirect sales for the meat, poultry, bakery, snack food and fruit and vegetable industries. Lister was also a district account manager with Fenner Drives and an account manager at Intralox earlier in his career.


"It's a very exciting time in my career to be able to leverage my past conveyor experience to Dorner," Lister said. "Dorner is a progressive company that's become a leader in the industry, and I'm very happy to be joining their team of talented professionals."

Lister lives in the greater Austin area. He can be contacted at scott.lister@dorner.com.

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Hartland, Wisconsin-based Dorner Mfg. Corp. is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high-quality conveyors and related equipment. Since 1966, companies from around the world have turned to Dorner conveyors for greatly improved efficiency and productivity. For more information about products or company news, visit Dorner's Web site at www.dornerconveyors.com or call 1-800-397-8664.

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