Jason W. Vasquez

Jason W. Vasquez joined Applied® in 1999 as part of the Company’s college recruitment program titled COMET (Career Opportunity Management & Employment Training). In 2000, he was named Account Manager at the Youngstown, OH service center, followed by Service Center Manager and then General Manager at our Elyria service center. Vasquez joined the Strategic Accounts group in 2004 as National Account Specialist – Automotive in Michigan, leading the organization's operations in the domestic and transplant automotive industry before serving as a Strategic Account Manager responsible for the organization's contract agreements.

In 2009, he was named a Regional Manager in Applied’s Midwest Area, followed by Director of Strategic Accounts – Northeast in 2012, covering all contractual business in the Northeast sector of the U.S. He was promoted to Vice President – Southeast Area, based in Atlanta, GA in 2013.

In 2017, Vasquez was named Vice President of Sales with responsibility for leading Applied’s sales efforts across the U.S. service centers, including the Company’s MRO - Fluid Power Sales Specialists and Strategic Accounts organization. In 2018, he gained responsibility of Applied’s marketing elements, including product management, global pricing, digital marketing, business analytics, corporate communication programs, and promotions.

Vasquez is an active member of the BSA (Bearing Specialists Association), currently serving on its Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Distributor/Manufacturing Relations Committee. He received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution and Engineering Sales from the University of Nebraska at Kearney as well as an Executive MBA from Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business.