NEWBURYPORT, MA (May 19, 2025) – Mersen is pleased to announce that effective May 19th, 2025, Desiree Grace joined Mersen Electrical Power as Vice President Sales and Customer Care, Americas. She will report to Ferran Sacrest, Vice President, Global Sales and Customer Care.
Desiree brings 30+ years of broad experience in the Americas electrical & datacom industries. She started her career at WESCO, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility to eventually become branch manager. She has held sales leadership roles at large US manufacturers (Panduit, Eaton) as well as executive positions at mid-size European manufacturers with a strong presence in the US market (Flex Wind, CEMBRE, Anamet). In her last role as the General Manager of Flex Wind, she led their entry to the North American market through an acquisition and managed its subsequent integration. In parallel, she has been a part-time consultant at River Heights Consulting, an adjunct faculty member at her alma mater, Augustana College, and a regular contributor to well-known publications in the US electrical industry. Desiree was the recipient of the 2017 NAED Trailblazer Award.
Her international and M&A experience, business acumen, and understanding of the distribution & rep ecosystems as well as the direct OEM sales model make her the ideal candidate to help Mersen’s sales and customer care team in the Americas navigate today’s challenges and opportunities.
Desiree holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and political science from Augustana College, and an MBA from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.
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About Mersen
Mersen is a global expert in electrical power and advanced materials for high-tech industries, with over 135 years of experience, and more than 50 industrial sites and 18 R&D centers in 33 countries. Mersen Electrical Power provides a broad portfolio of products in electrical protection and control and offers solutions for power management applications. Mersen Electrical Power teams work with customers worldwide to design and to deliver customized solutions and key products into various key markets such as commercial, industrial, renewable energies, power electronics, and E-mobility. Mersen’s mission is to make customers’ applications safer and more reliable. For more information, call 978-462-6662 or visit www.mersen.com