{"id":10692,"date":"2025-07-24T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=10692"},"modified":"2025-07-24T21:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:09:11","slug":"vdg-appoints-southeastern-heavy-industry-sales-rep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/vdg-appoints-southeastern-heavy-industry-sales-rep\/","title":{"rendered":"VDG appoints Southeastern heavy industry sales rep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VDG (Van der Graaf ), a leading manufacturer of drum motors for belt conveyor applications, has appointed Mike Clark to the team as a heavy industry sales representative for the Southeastern United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VDG_MikeClark.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10694\" style=\"width:250px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mike Clark<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark\u00a0brings more than 20 years of technical sales experience across multiple industries, including power transmission, precision 3D measurement and imaging instruments, metrology and industrial machinery.\u00a0Prior to joining VDG, he\u00a0served as regional sales manager at Diversified Specialties Inc., a manufacturer of gears, sprockets and timing pulleys used in conveyors, food processing, packaging machinery and heavy equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and is certified in Electromagnetic Testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his new role, Clark&nbsp;will be responsible for expanding VDG Drum Motor sales throughout the Southeastern territory \u2013 covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 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