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ProLift Rigging Company appoints new chief sales officer for Canada and U.S.

MEMPHIS, TN – The ProLift Rigging Company has promoted its vice president of sales and marketing Bill Tierney Jr. to the role of chief sales officer for the U.S. and Canada.

In his new role, Tierney will oversee revenue generation and expansion of sales operations for the industrial construction services supplier, in addition to leading the assembly of a new marketing organization for the company in Chicago.

With more than 20 years of experience working in the crane and rigging industry, Tierney has held project development and management roles across the Chicago Hardware Company, the John Sakash Company, Hilman Roller and Barnhart Crane & Rigging.

Tierney joined ProLift Rigging in 2020, where he built a national sales process and implemented new marketing strategies across North American markets to increase the company’s national footprint by 12 branches and drove overall sales revenue by 60 per cent between 2021 and 2022.

“[Bill] has his fingers on the pulse of our industry and understands how our customers’ needs are changing,” said Jesse Taylor, president and chief executive officer of ProLift Rigging. “Increasing his responsibilities within our organisation and leveraging his experience and leadership is a key piece of ProLift’s ongoing growth strategy.”