News: Norwood hires Jim Striese to manage distributors and agents worldwide
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February 16, 2006 - Norwood Marking Systems, recognized worldwide for its high-quality thermal transfer and hot stamp printing equipment, announces the appointment of Jim Striese as National / International Account Manager - Distributors and Agents. Striese is responsible for building and managing Norwood's network of distributors and agents in the U.S. and internationally.
"Developing our network of distributors and agents is critical to our growth strategy, so we hired Jim, who has a tremendous amount of experience building such sales organizations," noted Bill Delmolino, Director of Sales & Marketing at Norwood. "Our distributors and agents provide very important links in establishing relationships with a broad base of customers. Hiring Jim is a critical step in helping this team exceed customers' expectations."
Striese brings more than 20 years of packaging industry experience in domestic and international sales to his position at Norwood. Most recently, he was Regional Sales Manager and VP Sales and Marketing with National Instrument Company. Previously, he was VP Sales and Marketing with NJM/CLI and prior to that, was Director of International Sales with Pneumatic Scale/Barry Wehmiller Corp. He holds a B.S degree in Aerospace Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology and earned his MBA from Northeastern University.
"Norwood is a solid company, highly regarded for their expertise in coding and marking," noted Jim Striese. "I'm excited to help Norwood expand their network of distributors and agents. I see my role as extending the company'
s values - their dedication to supplying the highest quality products and services - to another level so all Norwood customers receive the same high-quality experience."
About Norwood Marking Systems
Norwood Marking Systems, a division of Illinois Tool Works, developed and introduced premium hot stamp imprinters to the food industry over 40 years ago. Today, Norwood designs and manufactures a range of thermal transfer printers, hot stamp imprinters as well as ink and embossing printers that print variable information on packaging materials and labels. These systems bring increased security and tracking with real-time data such as UPC, lot and production codes, expiration and sell-by dates, which are produced in-line as products are packaged.
Reader Inquiries:
William Delmolino
Director of Sales & Marketing
Norwood Marking Systems
2538 Wisconsin Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: 800 626 3464 or 630 968 0646
Fax: 630 968 7672
Email: marketing@itw-norwood.com
URL: www.itw-norwood.com
