Gerber appoints Jonathan Smith as Sales Manager, PDM/PLM solutions
25 Jul '05
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Production, planning, design, pattern development, costing, cutting, marking, fabric spreading and sewing processes computer software provider Gerber Technology announced that Jonathan Smith has been named sales manager, PDM/PLM solutions for North America. Smith, who previously served as senior sales executive, PDM will assume his new position immediately and continue to report to Bud Staples, regional director, North America North/Canada.
In his new role, Smith will be responsible for leading Gerber's specialized sales team in growing the company's WebPDM business and expanding into the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) arena. The North America PDM account executives will report directly to Smith.
Smith joined Gerber Technology in 1993, serving most recently as senior account executive where he was responsible for selling WebPDM products to apparel manufacturers and retailers in the Northeast and Midwest United States, as well as in eastern Canada. Previous to Gerber, Smith held a number of different sales and marketing positions in such companies as On-Line Software, Martin Marietta Data Systems and Mathematica.
According to Bud Staples, regional director, North America North/Canada, “Jonathan has considerable experience in product development and manufacturing, and has been extremely successful in understanding our customers' product development management needs and providing the best solution to them. He is the right person to lead our PDM/PLM sales team toward continued growth and expansion.”
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