Bell Labs Reorganizes; Promotes Schwerin, Westover and Williams

John Schwerin

MADISON, WI ­– Bell Laboratories’ CEO Steve Levy recently announced an organizational restructuring within the company to meet its growing business demands.

John Schwerin, formerly director of Corporate Sales & Marketing, was promoted to vice president – International, and will focus on international growth opportunities. As part of constructing a cohesive international strategy, Schwerin will pursue new products, markets and distribution channels for Bell outside the United States.

Mark Westover

Schwerin is well known within the U.S. pest control industry and has helped direct Bell’s sales and customer relations for more than 20 years. He joined the company in 1984 as a technical sales representative for the East Coast, was promoted to sales manager four years later and has directed its corporate sales and marketing since 1999.

Mark Westover was promoted to director of Sales and will work with Levy in business development within the U.S. Westover has been Bell’s National Sales Manager since joining the company in 2003. In his new post, he will continue to direct the sales activities for the pest control and turf & ornamental markets.

Rich Williams

Rich Williams will step into the newly created position of regional sales manager. A Bell technical sales representative for the Central states since 1997, Williams will now provide sales management to Bell’s technical reps in the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

“These changes will better enable Bell to continue to grow our business while providing outstanding products that meet our customers’ needs,” Levy noted.