For Immediate Release

Dorian Drake Automotive Group Establishes Central America Sales Office

White Plains, New York (January 12, 2011) – Dorian Drake International, Inc. has announced the opening of a new Central America sales office in Panama to expand its coverage and presence in Latin America.   

The new Panama sales office will be managed by Luis Gordon, who effective January 3rd assumed responsibility for managing Dorian Drake’s automotive group sales in Central America.

Mr. Gordon will report to Stephen Leddy, the group’s regional manager for Latin America and Caribbean, who will continue to manage group sales in South America and the Caribbean. Francisco Perez, the group’s Mexico area manager, will continue to focus on the Mexican market.

Mr. Gordon brings to Dorian Drake more than five years experience in sales and finance, most recently with Koyo Latin America, where he worked as a Latin American sales manager. He received a master’s of business administration degree from Missouri’s Lindenwood University.  He speaks Spanish and English fluently.

“Luis brings a proven expertise in building distribution throughout Latin America,” said Knut Sauer, Dorian Drake’s automotive group manager. “Deploying Luis from Panama will better enable us to support our local distributors and develop new business.”

Ed Dorian Jr., Dorian Drake’s president, added that “Our hiring of Luis is part of a larger corporate strategy of moving more of our key sales personnel closer to our markets and our customers. It reflects also our conviction that Latin America is critical growth market for Dorian Drake and the manufacturers we represent. “

Based in White Plains, N.Y., Dorian Drake International is an export management company that manages sales and marketing, customer service, credit and collections, and export shipping, billing and documentation for manufacturers selling in markets outside the United States. The firm staffs stand-alone sales teams in four distinct industries: foodservice equipment and supplies, industrial and environmental products, hardware and lawn & garden products, and automotive products.           

Contact:
Sigfredo Diaz
Manager of IT & Marketing Services
Phone: +1 914 697 9800
sdiaz@doriandrake.com