Canton, Mich. — Spheros North America is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Marlin to the Spheros team, where he will foster and further develop the relationship with Thomas Built Buses. Mike comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge having spent the last 13 years as President of TransArctic of North Carolina. Mike started his career in the bus industry as the Transportation Director for an upstate New York school district. After that he sold Thomas Built Buses in New York. Mike’s career in the bus industry spans some 34 years.
Mike has joined Spheros North America as the Sales Manager focusing on Thomas Built Buses Dealers, customers, and factory relations. Mike comments, “I look forward to launching a new career with Spheros North America because of the growth in their overall business model. I have been working together with Spheros for approximately three years installing their products in Thomas Built Buses, and have enjoyed the relationship and overall customer support. With Spheros’ recent acquisition of ACC Climate Control, I envision Spheros North America to be a major player in the North American Bus Industry. I’m looking forward to being part of this team and moving forward in the future.”
Heiko Baufeld, Spheros North America CEO said, “Mike’s wealth of experience and industry knowledge has already made him a key addition to the Spheros family. We feel very fortunate that we were able to find someone of Mike’s caliber to fulfill this position. I’m confident that Mike will play a key role in our commitment to being the leading company in the US HVAC bus industry. We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Spheros family.”
About Spheros
Spheros’ many years of experience in the bus sector began in 1956 and continues today with our industry leading bus climate control systems. In 2009 Spheros North America was founded offering sales and support to customers throughout the US and Canada with a workforce of 20. In January 2015 Spheros acquired ACC Climate Control out of Elkhart, IN, adding state of the art US based manufacturing and over 150 team members to our growing workforce. Spheros North America features the complete Spheros Group product portfolio and now includes ACC’s bus air conditioning and specialty vehicle climate control product line. As a division of the international Spheros Group, we are a global trendsetter in the design and manufacture of economical, eco-friendly and reliable heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for buses. Spheros worldwide company headquarters is in Gilching near Munich, Germany and guarantees customer proximity and service with 17 sites around the world making Spheros the world market leader in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for all types of buses.
