Westmont, Illinois — Paul R. Pirkle, a sales veteran with an enviable record in team building and consultative selling, has been named Vice President, Commercial Web Sales, at MAN Roland Inc. The recipient of a BA from Hanover College, Pirkle entered the full-time workforce as a loan officer at Union Federal Savings Bank, specializing in vehicle financing. The following year he joined the Bowers Envelope Company as an Account Executive. In 1995 he became Sales Executive and Midwest General Manager for Epic Products International Corporation. His position immediately prior to joining MAN Roland was Business Manager, North America at SKF, Inc. — the world’s leading bearing manufacturer — where he developed a new printing division within the company. In his new post, he reports to Vincent Lapinski, Senior Vice President of Web Operations. "Paul’s experience in finding long-term solutions for his customers is completely inline with our philosophy at MAN Roland," Lapinski says. "I’m sure our clients will find him to be a valuable resource in the months and years ahead."