G.W. Becker Names East Coast Sales Manager

G.W. Becker Inc., a custom design manufacturer of overhead cranes, has named Fred Pokrywka regional sales manager, east coast region.

Pokrywka will be responsible for continual profitable sales growth by creating new strategic business relationships, establishing and expanding a sales network, and working directly with major accounts.

With over 26 years of experience in the crane and hoist industry, Pokrywka recently spent the previous two years with Williamson & Wilmer Inc. as a regional sales manager specializing in large federal, state, and local government contracts for cranes and lifting equipment as well as private industrial crane sales.

Prior to that, he spent 24 years in various positions with ACCO Material Handling Solutions. Pokrywka’s positions at ACCO included chain production manager, MRO buyer, plant manager, chain products manager and lastly district sales manager for lifting products.

G.W. Becker, Inc. is a full service, single source, provider of choice for quality overhead crane products and solutions. Family owned since 1980, we have grown from a local overhead crane parts supplier to a recognized industry leader offering a full spectrum of overhead crane related products and services throughout North America.

Pokrywka worked closely with distributors in training, applying, and quoting highly engineered products such as hoists, crane components, patented track systems, vacuum lifters, and below-the-hook lifting products.

He resides in Lebanon, PA and is married to his wife Debra of 24 years. His hobbies are photography, gardeningm and sporting clays.