Carl Kammerling International, a hand tools and security solution provider, has announced the appointments of Darren Hicks, national accounts manager; Ryan Probert, regional sales manager and Brinley Buckley-Roberts, product and marketing executive. 

With more than 25 years in National Accounts, covering power tools, hand tools and security items, Hicks' wide-ranging experience will  be important in reinforcing the distribution of all CKI brands, particularly C.K.  

As regional sales manager for the North, (Staffordshire up to the Scottish Isles), Probert’s extensive sales experience has included selling hand tools to various sectors within the trade and managing supply processes in the Far East. Other responsibilities have included leading field and van based sales teams in the automotive trade.  He joins the sales management team as part of a new structure, focused on delivering first class, professional service to the trade.  

Buckley-Roberts joins CKI as product and marketing executive, based at the head office in Pwllheli.  A former business and marketing graduate, he has a strong background in sales, having worked in both the FMCG and the automotive sector, together with coordinating the marketing function for a specialist equipment manufacturer.