Tecumseh Announces Sales Staff Promotions

The outdoor power equipment manufacturer’s engine and transmission group has a new vice president and a new director.

Tecumseh Products Company has announced two promotions within its sales force. The manufacturer of engines and transmissions for the outdoor power equipment industry has promoted Bill Faile, Jr. and Brian Wilcox.

Faile is the new vice president of sales for Tecumseh Products Company’s Engine & Transmission Group.

He joined Tecumseh five years ago as director of sales-North America. Faile began his career in the lawn and green industry with Homelite, a division of Textron. Later, he joined American Honda Motor Company, where he worked for 13 years in the power equipment division.

Wilcox has been promoted to director of sales-North America for Tecumseh Products Company’s Engine & Transmission Group. In this new position, Wilcox takes responsibility for all OEM sales and retail program initiatives.

He brings 10 years of outdoor power equipment industry experience, including positions during a five-year tenure with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. When he left Honda, he was a district sales manager.