Guardian Announces Jeff Wilder as New SVP Sales and Services for the Americas

Guardian, the world’s largest independent fall protection and prevention company, is pleased to announce Jeff Wilder as its new SVP Sales and Services for the Americas. In his new role, Wilder will be responsible for leading the company’s commercial team, including sales, business development, engineered systems, support and training throughout North, Central, and South America.

Wilder joins Guardian with a wealth of experience in industrial and construction products and services. Most recently, Jeff led sales for Hempel, a leading coatings manufacturer in the Marine, Oil & Gas, Rail, Infrastructure, Wind and Industrial segments. Prior to that, he spent almost 14 years at Hilti leading both large sales divisions and business unit strategy. Jeff holds a degree in Management from Southern Polytechnic State University.

“We are thrilled to have Jeff join the Guardian team”, said Jeff Ward, CEO, Guardian. “We have been impressed with Jeff’s track record of optimizing commercial strategy to grow and strengthen customer partnerships and deliver strong results. His experience in sales process excellence make him an ideal choice in carrying out Guardian’s 360-degree Height Safety commercial strategies.”

“I am excited to join the Guardian team. I’m inspired by the company’s purpose of making safe simple. I look forward to ensuring this purpose is actualized in all our work with customers and key stakeholders,” said Wilder.

Wilder resides in Houston and will be based out of Guardian’s Headquarters and home of the company’s new Design and Innovation Center in Pasadena, TX.

For more information, visit https://www.guardianfall.com.