KIOTI Tractor Names Douglas Earwood Director of Sales and Marketing
WENDELL, NC – KIOTI Tractor, a Division of Daedong-USA, Inc., is pleased to welcome Douglas Earwood as Director of Sales and Marketing.

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WENDELL, NC – KIOTI Tractor, a Division of Daedong-USA, Inc., is pleased to welcome Douglas Earwood as Director of Sales and Marketing. Earwood comes to KIOTI Tractor with extensive experience in the equipment industry.
In his newly appointed position, Earwood will be responsible for driving KIOTI Tractor’s sales and marketing strategies to increase market share and revenue growth. Earwood will also be responsible for overseeing dealer recruitment and development to ensure KIOTI Tractor has quality dealerships in convenient locations for customers across the United States and Canada.
“KIOTI Tractor is a well-established company committed to initiating advancements in the compact tractor and UTV industries,” states Earwood. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s growth and success in my new position."
Prior to joining KIOTI Tractor, Earwood worked for Jacobsen, Textron and John Deere. Over the course of his tenure with Deere his positions included serving as a Product Specialist, Territory Manager and Sales and Marketing Manager. Most recently, Earwood held positions with Woods Equipment and Bush Hog, LLC.
“We are pleased to welcome Douglas to our executive team,” states Peter Dong Kyun Kim, Chief Executive Officer of Daedong-USA, Inc. KIOTI Tractor Division. “His leadership and experience in numerous aspects of the equipment industry will be invaluable to our future success.”
Headquartered in Wendell, North Carolina, KIOTI Tractor is a market driven company that has been supplying more than 30 tractor models in the 22-90 horsepower range to the US and Canadian markets for over 25 years. Building on the company’s core product line, KIOTI Tractor has recently expanded their offerings to include the MECHRON 2200 UTV and a full host of implements and attachments, in addition to their new CS2410 subcompact tractor. For more information on KIOTI Tractor or KIOTI products please visit your authorized KIOTI Tractor dealer today, call 877-465-4684 or visit www.KIOTI.com.
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