Ray Murray Inc. (RMI) recently hired Chris Newkirk as regional sales manager. Newkirk has many years of experience in the hearth and grill industry, working for his family’s distribution business, Total Hearth & Grill (Mount Sterling, Kentucky).

Newkirk is eager to hit the road and continue providing exceptional service to the growing dealer network. He will be working alongside RMI’s existing sales team, primarily in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.