BROCKTON, MA, October 19, 2005 – Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions is pleased to announce that Chuck Barresi has joined the company as the Vice President of Sales. Mr. Barresi is responsible for growing sales revenues, finding new markets, and developing the company’s team of direct sales people and manufacturers’ representatives.
Mr. Barresi comes to Carlo Gavazzi with a wealth of experience in building sales and customer relationships in the high-tech industry. Most recently Mr. Barresi served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Components Products Group at GSI Lumonics in Billerica, MA, a developer of precision motion control devices and optics. Mr. Barresi was responsible for charting the group’s strategic direction, growing revenue and improving profitability.
Mr. Barresi brings 13 years of sales experience from AMP Inc. to Carlo Gavazzi. Mr. Barresi rose through AMP Inc.’s ranks from Sales Engineer to Sales Director, managing key national accounts, such as Motorola. Most recently, Mr. Barresi was transferred to the Madison Cable Ltd. Division in Scotland to serve as the Director of Sales and Product Management, where he successfully reshaped and increased sales for the fledgling bulk cable business in Europe.
Mr. Barresi earned his B.A. from William Patterson University in Wayne, NJ and a certificate from The General Manager’s Program at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, MA.
“I am pleased to welcome Chuck to the team, “ says Mads Lillelund, President & CEO of Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions. “With Chuck’s leadership we can continue to grow Carlo Gavazzi by propelling the company into new markets and winning new customers.”
“I am excited to build on Carlo Gavazzi’s history of technical expertise, reliable products, and strong customer relationships,” says Mr. Barresi. “We will continue to deliver products and services that give our customers a competitive edge in the marketplace.”
About Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions
Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions designs and manufactures standard and custom AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, PCI/ISA, and VME backplanes, chassis, cabinets, and voice, data, and fabric boards. In addition, Carlo Gavazzi’s experienced teams of design and engineering professionals work closely with customers to provide integrated system designs that meet specific application needs for Industrial, Medical, Military, and Telecom markets.
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About Carlo Gavazzi
Carlo Gavazzi is a diversified, internationally active electronics group designing, manufacturing, and marketing electronic equipment targeted at the global markets of industrial automation and information processing. Carlo Gavazzi is a world leader with manufacturing facilities in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, and the US, and conducts business activities in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
Under the umbrella of a publicly quoted holding company, headquartered in Switzerland, Carlo Gavazzi is organized in two business units: Automation Components and Computing Solutions.
For more information about Carlo Gavazzi Holding, please visit www.carlogavazzi.com.
