gdb Director and Managing Director of Quantum Sales

Jeff Downs

Jeff has more than 53 years of business experience beginning his career as a toolmaker apprentice and progressing through a number of roles in the building products industry including, Design Engineer, Tech Support, new product development and then into field sales. Jeff’s sales and sales management career blossomed in he 1980’s with tool and fixing specialists Hilti.

gdb Director and Managing Director of Quantum Sales

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Christopher Meeking

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Jeff Downs

gdb Director and Managing Director of Quantum Sales

Joe Cheal

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Julie Kapsalis

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Kate Thorpe

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Lee Hills

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Matthew Tyson

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Mike Jones

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Paul Rolfe

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Richard Lennard

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Simon Bland

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