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Why Choose Us

What We Are

We are an employee-owned, full-service manufacturer’s representative firm serving the electrical industry since our founding in 1956.

We provide outsourced field sales services covering the commercial, industrial and utility segments of the electrical industry.

We service channel partners, contractors, end-users, OEMs and specifiers across a wide array of vertical markets.

Why We Exist

We exist to be a solutions connector. Our team of Application Specialists, Business Development Managers, Customer Service Representatives, Product Managers, and Territory Managers work daily to connect the manufacturers we represent with our valued channel partners, contractors, end-users, OEMs and specifiers.

Who We Are

  • Rob Rigsby, President, rrigsby@ashbyco.com

    Jay Carr, VP Utility Sales, jcarr@ashbyco.com

    Gio Sierra, VP Commercial & Industrial Sales, gsierra@ashbyco.com

  • Lindsay Alexander, Customer Service Representative, lindsay@ashbyco.com

    Sam Boyers, Product Manager - Hoffman, sboyers@ashbyco.com

    Cody Doores, Business Development Manager - Large Projects, cdoores@ashbyco.com

    Zack Gilbert, Customer Service Representative, zgilbert@ashbyco.com

    Craig Higginbotham, Customer Service Representative, chigginbotham@ashbyco.com

    Patrick Jackson, Application Specialist, pjackson@ashbyco.com

    Russ Parker, Customer Service Representative, rparker@ashbyco.com

    Kenney Reed, Application Specialist, kreed@ashbyco.com

    Walt Skalniak, Business Development Manager - Shipyards, wskalniak@ashbyco.com

    Brad Watson, Product Manager - Panduit and Dialight, bwatson@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Chemelex, Dialight, Enduro, Exiscan, Federal Signal, Fotric, Haydon, Knipex, Littelfuse, Lutze, Novatech, nVent Hoffman, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, S&C Electric, Shat-R-Shield Lighting, TE Connectivity

    Joe Feyka, Territory Manager, North Alabama, jfeyka@ashbyco.com

    Shane Nicholas, Territory Manager, South Alabama, snicholas@ashbyco.com

    Chad Peavy, Territory Manager, Birmingham and East Alabama, cpeavy@ashbyco.com

    Greg Scarborough, Territory Manager, Birmingham and West and North Alabama, gscarborough@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Dialight, Exiscan, EXO, Fotric, Franklin Electric Grid Solutions, Knipex, Laminated Wood Systems, NGK, NovaTech, Panduit, Pascor, Penn Aluminum, Prolec-GE Waukesha, Romagnole, S&C Electric, TE Connectivity (Public Power only), Trench

    Jay Carr, VP Utility Sales, Alabama Power Company, jcarr@ashbyco.com

    Fred Holladay, Territory Manager for Public Power, fholladay@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF (Panhandle only), Chemelex (Panhandle only), Dialight (Panhandle only), Enduro (Panhandle only), Exiscan, Federal Signal (Panhandle only), Fotric, Haydon (Panhandle only), Knipex, Littelfuse, Lutze, Novatech (Panhandle only), nVent Hoffman (Panhandle only), Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, S&C Electric (Panhandle only), Shat-R-Shield Lighting, TE Connectivity (Panhandle only)

    Scott Comcowich, Territory Manager, South Florida, scomcowich@ashbyco.com

    Shane Nicholas, Territory Manager, Florida Panhandle, snicholas@ashbyco.com

    Brian Wilson, Territory Manager, Central Florida, bwilson@ashbyco.com

    Mark Wonderlic, Territory Manager, North Florida, mwonderlic@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Dialight, Exiscan, EXO, Fotric, Franklin Electric Grid Solutions, Knipex, Laminated Wood Systems, NGK, NovaTech, Pascor, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Prolec-GE Waukesha, Romagnole, S&C Electric (Public Power only), TE Connectivity, Trench

    Fred Holladay, Territory Manager for Public Power, Florida Panhandle, fholladay@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Chemelex, Dialight, Enduro, Exiscan, Federal Signal, Fotric, Haydon, Knipex, Littelfuse, Lutze, Novatech, nVent Hoffman, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, Shat-R-Shield Lighting, TE Connectivity

    Chris Austin, Business Development Manager, Atlanta, Northwest Georgia, caustin@ashbyco.com

    Jeff Cole, Territory Manager, Atlanta and Northeast Georgia, jcole@ashbyco.com

    John Sparks, Territory Manager, Northwest Georgia, jsparks@ashbyco.com

    Richard Walter, Territory Manager, Atlanta and West Georgia, rwalter@ashbyco.com

    Mark Wonderlic, Territory Manager, Southeast Georgia, mwonderlic@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Dialight, Exiscan, EXO, Fotric, Knipex, Laminated Wood Systems, NGK (Georgia Power only), NovaTech, Pascor, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole

    Jay Carr, VP Utility Sales, Georgia Power Company, jcarr@ashbyco.com

    David Peirano, Territory Manager, Public Power, dpeirano@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: Exiscan, Fotric, Knipex, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, Softing

    Josh Filson, Territory Manager, Washington DC, Southeast Maryland, jfilson@ashbyco.com

    Scott Reese, Territory Manager, Baltimore, Eastern Shore and Western Maryland, sreese@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: Enduro, Exiscan, Federal Signal, Fotric, Knipex, Littelfuse, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, Shat-R-Shield Lighting, Softing

    Avery Eikost, Territory Manager, Charlotte, aeikost@ashbyco.com

    Tom Hapeman, Territory Manager, Charlotte, thapeman@ashbyco.com

    Kent Plankey, Territory Manager, Central and Northwest North Carolina, kplankey@ashbyco.com

    Tim Roberts, Territory Manager, Eastern North Carolina, troberts@ashbyco.com

    John Sparks, Territory Manager, Western North Carolina, jsparks@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: Enduro, Exiscan, Federal Signal, Fotric, Knipex, Littelfuse, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, Shat-R-Shield Lighting, Softing

    Avery Eikost, Territory Manager, Upstate and Midlands South Carolina, aeikost@ashbyco.com

    Tom Hapeman, Territory Manager, Upstate and Midlands South Carolina, thapeman@ashbyco.com

    Mark Wonderlic, Territory Manager, Low Country South Carolina, mwonderlic@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Chemelex (East TN only), Dialight, Enduro, Exiscan, Federal Signal, Fotric, Knipex, Littelfuse, Lutze, Novatech, nVent Hoffman, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, S&C Electric, Shat-R-Shield Lighting, TE Connectivity

    Chris Austin, Business Development Manager, East Tennessee, caustin@ashbyco.com

    Joe Feyka, Territory Manager, Middle Tennessee, jfeyka@ashbyco.com

    John Sparks, Territory Manager, East Tennessee, jsparks@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: BASF, Dialight, Exiscan, EXO, Fotric, Franklin Electric Grid Solutions, Knipex, NGK, Pascor, Pascor Atlantic, Penn Aluminum, Prolec-GE Waukesha, Romagnole, S&C Electric, TE Connectivity, Trench (except TVA)

    Nick Brown, Territory Manager, Middle Tennessee, nbrown@ashbyco.com

    David Peirano, Territory Manager, East Tennessee, dpeirano@ashbyco.com

  • Manufacturers Represented: Exiscan, Fotric, Knipex, Panduit, Penn Aluminum, Romagnole, Softing

    Josh Filson, Territory Manager, Northern Virginia, jfilson@ashbyco.com

    Kent Plankey, Territory Manager, Southwest Virginia, kplankey@ashbyco.com

    Scott Reese, Territory Manager, Northwest Virginia, sreese@ashbyco.com

    Aimee Roehm, Territory Manager, Eastern and Tidewater Virginia, aroehm@ashbyco.com

How We Deliver Value

We listen intently to the market.

We provide solution sets carefully collated to solve our customers’ pain points.

With a focus across a broad array of vertical markets and applications, we deliver the best possible solution to meet the needs of our customers.

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