O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., the firearms manufacturer headquartered in North Haven, CT, made personnel changes in its sales and marketing department, with Bill Brown becoming senior director of product management and Brian Krouse taking on the role of director of sales, effective March 1.
Brown moves from working as the director of sales to senior director of product management. He is responsible for developing and bringing new products to market, representing business opportunities and working with its supply chain, engineering and operations teams through product development to fruition.
Brown spent 12 years working for Smith & Wesson in various roles, including civilian training manager, firearms instructor, manager of retail services, national accounts manager and senior national accounts manager before joining Mossberg in 2011 in its sales and marketing department. He received a promotion to sales director in 2015.
Krouse transitions from national accounts manager to director of sales, overseeing regional sales managers to meet annual sales targets. He spent eight years working for Andersen Windows, first as a national accounts sales rep and later as a national accounts sales manager. After Andersen, Krouse spent seven years working as a district sales manager for Smith & Wesson before joining Mossberg as a national accounts manager in 2015.
“These positive changes within our organization will be instrumental in aligning Mossberg for positive growth in the years to come,” said John MacLellan, Mossberg’s vice president of sales and marketing. “Both Bill and Brian’s deep understanding of the Mossberg product line and the commercial firearms user will continue to allow Mossberg to serve its customers with quality products and unparalleled service.”
