Specialty Silicone Products hires Kevin Wickert as sales and marketing manager

Ballston Spa, NY – Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) introduces Kevin Wickert as their new Sales and Marketing Manager. Kevin joined SSP on February 1st and is filling a position that has remained open since Adam Stiles, who is now Chief Operating Officer (COO), was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2020. Prior to joining SSP, Kevin worked for several Fortune 100 companies and was a business owner during a 20+ year career that’s taken him from his native Syracuse, New York to Phoenix, Arizona to the Capital District.

Kevin is a graduate of Lemoyne College and holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. He’s worked as a Senior Account Manager and Regional Manager for General Electric, a District Sales Manager for a business unit of SKF Group and was the Regional Sales Manager for the Northeastern United States for the WD-40 company. In addition to stints at Ford Motor Credit Company and Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Kevin has owned franchised businesses in food service and personal care.  

As the Sales and Marketing Manager for SSP, Kevin works closely with Karen Heidenstrom, Senior Account Manager, on laboratory products; Dominic Testo, Business Development Manager, on industrial products; and Nichole Hotaling, SSP’s Customer Account Operations Manager. Kevin will also manage global and domestic accounts that Adam Stiles has retained since his 2020 promotion.

Next month, Kevin will attend the Pittcon Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 18 to 22, 2023.