Arlington Industries (Scranton, PA): Jim Cortese was promoted to national sales manager and will be responsible for all sales activities in the domestic U.S. electrical wholesaling market, including new product introductions. He will serve as Arlington’s liaison with national buying groups and accounts and will manage Arlington’s regional sales management team.
Cortese has worked for Arlington since July, 1979 and was most recently the company' Customer Service manager. He brings to his new position a wealth of product knowledge across all of Arlington’s lines. Cortese and his wife, Jacqueline, reside in the Scranton area. He replaces long-time national sales manager, Don Ambrose, who will now serve as Arlington’s director of sales and marketing.
In other Arlington news, Betty (Elizabeth) Stark, wife of the late Tom Stark, president of Arlington, is now chairman of the board and Ray Barnes, Arlington's CFO, was named VP and treasurer.
Pictured in photos below (Left-right): Jim Cortese, Don Ambrose, Betty Stark and Ray Barnes