September 27, 2023
Gema, A Graco Inc. Company, recently announced that Curtis Widerholdt is celebrating 30 years of service with the company. Throughout his career, Widerholdt has been a consistent sales leader, the company says. And his excellent selling skills along with his product and powder coating industry knowledge provide a successful foundation as the western region sales manager for Gema.
Widerholdt started his foray into the finishing industry during his time in college where he worked for the Sherwin-Williams Corporation, within their Stores Group. Upon graduation from the University of Montana in 1993, Curtis accepted a sales positon with ITW Ransburg, a business unit of Illinois Tool Works. In 1997, Curtis transferred over to a sales position with ITW Gema, and moving onto a regional sales management role with Gema.