SafeWorks, LLC has recently welcomed Edwin Holtkamp as International Director of Sales, responsible for the Power Climber Wind, Power Climber and Spider brands. Edwin will be based out of SafeWorks’ international office in Belgium and will report directly to SafeWorks’ CEO Scott Farrell.

In an effort to continuously grow SafeWorks’ global presence, Edwin will be responsible for all direct sales, dealers, channel partners, and sales agents outside of the Americas, including the leadership of the International direct sales force, channel partners and dealers.

Edwin comes to SafeWorks from General Electric, where he held various sales management roles, including his most recent as Sales Director for Intelligent Platforms. In this role he was responsible for the business development team tasked with selling remote monitoring systems used in the wind energy and oil/gas industries. Prior to GE, Edwin was responsible for sales of software solutions for Rockwell Automation. Edwin is fluent in English, German, Dutch, and French and holds a German Engineering Degree (Diplom Ingenieur) in Computer Science from Cologne University, Germany.

“We expect Edwin’s experience in dealing with multi-national companies and developing new channels to market products and services to be an advantage for our international business growth,” said Scott Farrell, CEO. “His valued combination of sales and technical expertise will bring fresh ideas for developing innovative product solutions and market expansion that will enable us to provide greater value to existing customers while attracting new customers and business partners.”