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3D Systems announces key global sales
appointments
3D Systems Corp has appointed Bob Kayser as vice president of global sales. He had spent nearly two years at KEMET Electronics, a leading global capacitor manufacture.
3D Systems announces key appointments in global sales 3D Systems Corp has appointed Bob Kayser as vice president of global sales, effective from January 19, 2004 Kayser joins 3D Systems after nearly two years at KEMET Electronics (NYSE: KEM), a leading global capacitor manufacturer, initially as managing director, Asia sales and most recently as vice president, Asia sales based in Shanghai
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prior to KEMET, Kayser spent 15 years at Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE), in the US and in a range of management positions across Europe and Asia.
He was the national sales manager for Sealed Air's Swedish operations, general manager for Greater China operations, and eventually managing director for the Engineered Products and Specialty Packaging Divisions for Asia-Pacific.
Kayser has 13 years of business management and market development experience across Asia, with a strong concentration in Greater China.
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"We are fortunate to have a person of Bob's talents and experience to lead our global sales team," says Abe Reichental, president and CEO for 3D Systems.
"Bob brings a unique blend of experience having worked both in the high tech electronics sector and the engineered packaging field.
Bob understands value-based selling and how to implement customer-centered solutions aimed at improving our customer's bottom line.
Bob also brings first hand international knowledge and experience and a great deal of global cultural understanding and sensitivity.
His recent experience in Asia and China is exactly what we need to take advantage of this important emerging market." 3D Systems has also named Fred R Jones as vice president and chief financial officer and Robert M.
Grace, Jr as vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Fred Jones brings a strong finance background.
He provided CFO services through his own consulting firm and served as chief financial officer for two NYSE-listed firms: Thomas and Betts Corporation (NYSE:TNB) and Joy Technologies He also served as president of ABB Financial Services, Inc.
following ABB's acquisition of Combustion Engineering, where he was treasurer.
Jones previously held finance positions at The Penn Central Corporation and The First National Bank of Chicago.
Robert Grace worked at Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) for more than 22 years where he held the positions of general counsel and secretary and more recently special counsel in charge of all legal aspects of M and A and financing activities.
About 3D Systems - founded in 1986, 3D Systems, the solid imaging company, provides solid imaging products and systems solutions that reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing.
Its systems use patented proprietary technologies to create physical objects from digital input that can be used in design communication, prototyping, and as functional end-use parts.
3D Systems offers a wide range of imaging, communication rapid prototyping and on demand manufacturing systems including the MJM product line (InVisionO 3-D printer and ThermoJet solid object printer), SLA (stereolithography) systems, SLS (selective laser sintering) systems, and Accura materials (including photopolymers, metals, nylons, engineering plastics, and thermoplastics).
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