Merchants Fleet Management Hires Hebenstreit as Regional Sales Manager
Merchants Fleet Management has hired Jake Hebenstreit as a regional sales manager for the western states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico.
Merchants Fleet Management has hired Jake Hebenstreit as regional sales manager for Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico. Photo courtesy Merchants Fleet Management.
Merchants Fleet Management has hired Jake Hebenstreit as regional sales manager for Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico. Photo courtesy Merchants Fleet Management.
Merchants Fleet Management has hired Jake Hebenstreit as a regional sales manager for the western states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico. He will focus on new prospect development and on working with existing clients.
According to Merchants, Hebenstreit joined Merchants in early 2013. He has more than 15 years of experience as a sales consultant in the automotive fleet management industry, according to the company.
Merchants said Hebenstreit graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing. After graduating, Enterprise Rent-A-Car recruited Hebenstreit and he spent two years in that company’s management training program.
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