Celsus welcomes Pete Gilmore as National Accounts Manager

In a car audio career that saw me given the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ well over a decade ago, there have been just a few people who have been around at the top end throughout. I have been here for literally decades and seen them come and go. But just a select few are ‘lifers’, for whom 12V is in their blood. To a man and woman each of them bloody loves cars and driving with quality tunes. Not commuting but being a real fan. Going to meets and track days, driving places because they like it and enjoying it when they get to drive a quality motor.

Pete Gilmour is a bloke I have been to 238 car shows with and seen at car audio events and press launches as being someone that matters, for as long as I can recall.

And now he has been snapped up by Celsus, who go from strength to strength. I couldn’t be more thrilled for both him and them. (Gosh have I had rugged conversations with Pete when working for one of his previous employers! He will recall…. you can merely wonder.)

Here is the press release from a chuffed Celsus – and it’s fairly formal.

I can only ever call him Pete, and well done Celsus for hiring a State Of The Art Chap. Here’s to a prosperous future.

Poole based distributor Celsus UK have strengthened their domestic sales team with the services of car audio & electronics industry expert Pete Gilmore.

Gilmore, who has an illustrious career spanning over 30 years, joins the service driven distributor in the role of National Accounts Manager. Celsus will benefit from Gilmore’s wealth of experience gathered working for a select number of established audio aftermarket brands such as Blaupunkt,
Harman Audio (JBL), and more recently Vibe car audio.

In his new role Gilmore reports to Celsus Sales Director Mike Keenan and will be responsible for increasing Celsus’ domestic automotive channel product sales. The portfolio includes leading brands such as JL Audio, Dynamat, Kicker Audio, MTX Audio and more.

Pete Gilmore said “Celsus have a good reputation in our industry and I feel my skills will add to that. I cannot wait to get started and look forward to selling some amazing products to a network of UK retailers I know very well”.
This appointment is part of Celsus’ overall company growth strategy and will increase direct retailer contact in line with the companies’ commitment to “deliver enjoyment” to their customer base. Paul Baker, Celsus Managing Director added “We are very excited to have Pete on board with us at Celsus. We have admired his efforts from afar for a number of years and he will play an integral part in our business moving forward”