A new executive with experience at Top 40 supplier Tekweld (asi/90807) is now leading the company’s sales team.

The Hauppauge, NY-based firm said Gregg Szpicek will be overseeing sales. He takes over for Ray Rodriguez, who is stepping down by mutual consent with Tekweld from the role of vice president of sales and marketing that he has held for nearly seven years.

Gregg Szpicek, Tekweld

Rodriguez, an experienced promo pro whose background includes multi-line rep work, has resigned to pursue personal and business projects that he’s passionate about, the company said. He’ll be assisting Tekweld with the transition.

“We are grateful to Ray for his significant contributions to Tekweld,” said CEO Scott Slade. “He has been a valuable member of our executive team that has helped drive Tekweld’s growth and success. We respect his decision to pursue other interests and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

Szpicek, a promo industry veteran, previously served as Tekweld’s vice president of sales for an approximately four-year stretch that ended in 2016. He rejoined the firm in August 2022 as vice president of business development – a title he’ll retain going forward.

Szpicek’s past positions in promo include director of strategic accounts at Top 40 supplier alphabroder (asi/34063), senior manager of key accounts at former Top 40 firm Prime Line, and chief revenue officer at Promoful powered by PMGOA (asi/79982).

Based on reported 2021 North American promo product revenue of $40 million, Tekweld ranked 39^th on Counselor’s most recent list of the largest suppliers in the industry.