Parlec Names Mark Higgins Executive Vice President

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Oct. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Fairport, NY October 1, 2014 – Parlec Inc. a worldwide leader in tooling and presetting solutions is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Higgins to Executive Vice President.  Mr. Higgins joined Parlec in August of 2013 as the Vice President of Inside Sales and Service.  In this role he has been responsible for driving improvements in customer satisfaction and field service.

As Executive Vice President, Mr. Higgins will be overseeing Parlec's worldwide sales, service, marketing and product management organizations. He will be responsible for developing the strategic sales and marketing plan with company CEO Michael Nuccitelli.  Mr. Higgins will also be tasked with the responsibility of implementing sales and marketing strategies to drive growth through Parlec’s global sales organization.  In addition to these new responsibilities, Mr. Higgins will be responsible for the Parlec Inside Sales and Service organizations.

Mark Higgins has a B.S. in Engineering from SUNY College at Buffalo and an M.B.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

“Higgins role is critical in helping Parlec expand our sales and service operations throughout the world”, said Michael Nuccitelli, President and CEO of Parlec, Inc.  “We are confident that his wealth of experience and proven successes will allow Parlec to maintain its leadership position in tooling and presetting solutions".

Parlec, Inc., (www.parlec.com) a worldwide leader in tooling and presetting solutions, offers more than 60 years of experience in CNC tooling innovation.  Products include solutions for high performance toolholding, modular production boring, tapping, and tool measuring and inspection.  Parlec’s portfolio comprises more than 8,000 individual products - 98% of them manufactured in the USA at its Fairport, New York world headquarters.  Parlec has more than 30 patented processes and technologies and offers unmatched levels of technology, quality, and support on a global basis with sales, engineering, manufacturing, and service throughout North America, Europe and Asia.