Ariens has appointed Jackie Williams as Director of Sales EMEAA. She will succeed John Horn who is retiring from Ariens at the end of 2018.

Jackie, who will report to Vice President of EMEAA Darren Spencer, will assume responsibility for sales and distribution of Ariens products through subsidiaries in the UK and Norway and Ariens' 50 distribution partners worldwide. Jackie has 25 years' experience in international sales and distribution management.

'We're very pleased to have Jackie become part of the Ariens team,' said Darren Spencer.

'She brings vast experience of multi-channel product sales and distribution across all continents, at an exciting time in the development of Ariens' EMEAA expansion'

Jackie's previous role was International Sales Director of Derwent, a division of ACCO UK. She holds post-graduate diplomas in Marketing, Export Marketing and Business Studies & Finance, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.  

Ariens is a family owned business that has been based in USA since 1933. It manufactures the Countax and Westwood garden tractors and also distributes ECHO outdoor power tools and the Ariens lawn, garden and snow products through a network of UK dealers.