COMMERCE, Ga. - Roper Pump announced Dan Johnston as vice president, sales and marketing, effective Jan. 21. He will be responsible for leading the Roper Pump sales team and developing and executing the commercial and go-to-market strategy for the company. 

Johnston brings more than 25 years of sales leadership and channel experience in the industrial sector, including 8 years in the pump industry with Warren Rupp. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Washington University and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business.

After nearly 16 years as vice president of sales and marketing with Roper Pump Company, Tate Coghlan has decided to step into a new role within the company.