Fontaine Modification names Jennifer Sweet vice president of work truck sales and business development

Fontaine Modification names Jennifer Sweet vice president of work truck sales and business development

Fontaine Modification Work Truck & EV Solutions has hired Jennifer Sweet as vice president of work truck sales and business development. Sweet began her career at a full-line GM dealership as commercial manager selling GM light and medium duty vehicles. She later spent 10 years with a GM and Isuzu joint venture as a medium duty district sales manager in the North Central and Southeast Regions. 

She then joined ADP Dealer Services Truck Division, covering more than 200 dealer locations in the Midwest. She worked with Monroe Truck Equipment as a national fleet manager and Telogis, now Verizon Connect, where she gained an understanding of telematics and its crucial role in the industry. These experiences led to positions as GM business development manager, medium duty operations manager, commercial district manager, and regional medium duty manager for the West Coast.

Fontaine Modification, with corporate headquarters in Charlotte and other facilities located throughout the United States, is an engineering-driven provider of post-production truck modifications for OEMs, dealers, and fleets. The Work Truck & EV Solutions division focuses on commercial vehicle modifications, as well as electrification packaging, integration, and installation solutions.

Sweet is based at the Fontaine Modification Center in Springfield, Ohio.

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