Linetec has promoted Jake Kriewald from inside sales lead to outside sales manager for the Mid-Central states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. He reports directly to Linetec’s vice president of sales and marketing, Jeff A. Fochs, Jr., who previously managed the territory.

In addition to Kriewald, Linetec’s other outside sales managers include Wendy Taylor for the Northwest, Tony Pupp for the North Central, Phil Bauer for the South and Scott Spaid for the East Coast. They work closely with marketing manager Tammy Schroeder, as well as Linetec’s quoting and estimating specialists, and its inside sales associates.

For the past five years, Kriewald worked as part of the inside sales team managing some of Linetec’s largest accounts. He previously worked in other sales and customer service roles, including at Fastenal, the largest fastener distributor in North America.

A lifelong Wisconsin resident, Kriewald lives in Weston. He studied at Fox Valley Technical College and earned his degree in business management from Chippewa Valley Technical College.