Philadelphia Gear Corp. hired Mark Cooke as regional sales manager for the Gulf Coast region. Among Cooke’s new responsibilities are overseeing a sales team that services the company’s Gulf Coast region including Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Additionally, he is responsible for leading business development initatives in Latin America. Cooke previously worked at Hansen Transmissions as general manager. He has also had sales experience at General Electric and other companies over the past 30 years. Presently, he serves on the AGMA Board of Directors and is chairman of the AGMA Statistical Committee.