Chevalier Machinery in Santa Fe Springs, California has hired a new director of marketing. Marc Gallin joined the team in December 2010, bringing 15 years of industry experience developing and creating marketing solutions that enhance performance, effect change, drive profits and stimulate growth to the position. "My previous experience in the medical equipment industry and my skill set as an innovative business leader with a proven reputation to excel in advertising, public relations and strategic marketing will help Chevalier move forward in the future. I hold a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of International Business Management degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona," Gallin says.

Gallin's goals at Chevalier are to create organization within the marketing department; to establish new advertising ideas and campaigns; to take over responsibility for the company's public relations efforts; and the planning and execution of the company's trade expos. "I am very excited to be a part of the Chevalier team, and am confident that my work here will add to the overall success of the company," Gallin says.