Stratasys has appointed Aris Kekedjian as an impartial member of the corporate’s Board of Administrators, changing Ziva Patir who steps down after ten years of service as a director.
With this appointment, the Board will proceed to comprise eight administrators, seven of whom are impartial.
Kekedjian has been added to the Stratasys Board after working in management roles throughout enterprise growth, M&A, and cross-border companies for greater than 30 years. He at the moment serves as Chairman and CEO of healthcare diagnostics firm Trinity Biotech and had beforehand labored at Basic Electrical and GE Capital for 3 a long time, serving most not too long ago as Head of Enterprise Growth and Chief Investor Officer.
“Ongoing refreshment is a precedence for our Board, and we’re happy to welcome Aris to the Stratasys Board,” commented Dov Ofer, Stratasys’ Chairman of the Board of Administrators. “With Aris’ international enterprise expertise, monetary experience and confirmed potential to ship transformation of enterprise, we’re assured that Stratasys will profit from his enter and steerage as we proceed to advance on our strategic initiatives and evaluation alternatives to additional improve shareholder worth.”
“I’ve long-admired Stratasys’ innovation and management in additive manufacturing, and I’m honoured to affix Stratasys at such an vital time for the Firm,” mentioned Kekedjian. “I sit up for working collaboratively with the Board and administration workforce to drive the Firm’s success and ship worth for shareholders.”
Ofer added: “On behalf of the Board, we thank Ziva for her excellent service and plenty of contributions to the Stratasys Board over the previous ten years. Ziva was instrumental in enhancing Stratasys’ ongoing ESG applications, that are a number of the first and most superior in our business. We want her all the perfect.”
“It has been an honour to serve on the Stratasys Board for the previous decade,” mentioned Patir. “I’m assured that the corporate is well-positioned for continued development below the oversight of this proficient Board, and I sit up for watching the corporate’s future successes.”
Earlier this week, Stratasys introduced the sale of its Austin, Texas Stratasys Direct facility to Cumberland Additive because it continues streamlining the enterprise.
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