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Fineline-Global Appoints Hughes Cain and Associates for Southwest Territory
June 1, 2018 | Fineline-GlobalEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Fineline-Global has announced the appointment of Hughes Cain and Associates to handle his company’s sales effort the Southwest and Mexico.
“Hughes Cain and Associates is a great addition to our sales team. Their proven track-record for success, made our decision to hire them a no-brainer. We look forward to working with them as we continue our mission to be the largest independent value-added provider in the world,” said Eli Ikan, Fineline-Global’s general manager.
Jimmy Hughes, president and CEO of Hughes Cain stated, “Fineline is the kind of company that we want to represent. Their transparency and focus on great customer service is going to make them an easy company to represent. We are looking at this as a win/win partnership.”
About Hughes Cain Associates
Hughes Cain and Associates is a Manufacturer’s Representative of active and passive components, cable assemblies, sub-assemblies, and complete turnkey assemblies in the Texas/ Oklahoma/ Louisiana/ Arkansas marketplace. With offices in Dallas, Austin, and Matamoros our firm represents a select group of leading manufacturers of custom and standard electronic components. We have five Field Sales Associates and two Inside Sales Associates, including our Distributor Coordinator. We enjoy being on the forefront of technology.
Over the years, we have sought out principals who are ahead of the pack with state-of-the-art products and the highest quality standards. Hughes Cain & Associates is large enough to cover our territory well, yet small enough that each employee can take pride in the fact that he or she is making a substantial contribution to our overall success.
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About Fineline-Global
Fineline-Global is a world leader in PCB manufacturing. With offices all over the world they specialize in providing their customers with a complete printed circuit board solution. Whatever their customers’ need they can provide it.
No matter where you are, or where the board is made, we provide the same high level of engineering, cost effectiveness, high quality and above all – our support. We will follow up and make sure you get the goods delivered.
FineLine- Global: We think Global, we act local
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