James Klingelhoefer has joined Peli BioThermal as director of sales in America, managing the US-based sales team to pursue growth in North and South America.

He comes to Peli BioThermal with more than 12 years of experience in various leadership, sales and customer support roles at FedEx and World Courier.

His most recent position was North American sales director for World Courier, where he was responsible for revenue generation and retention and led a team of regional sales directors.

Kevin Lawler, vice president of worldwide sales at Peli BioThermal says: “He will focus on growing our sales in the Americas, both direct and through distribution. He makes a great addition to the team and will allow me to focus on customer strategy for cold chain distribution worldwide.”

Klingelhoefer received his bachelor of science degree in aviation administration, air cargo management from Farmingdale State University in New York.

He also has a master’s of science degree in logistics management from the Florida Institute of Technology.