PLANO , Texas — January 8, 2007 —Datamatic Ltd., a leading supplier of utility data collection solutions has hired global business development veteran Richard Sanders to expand the company’s international distribution channel. As Director of Business Development, Sanders is responsible for overseeing development of new international alliances and distribution partnerships to meet the growing demand for Datamatic’s advanced utility data collection solutions.
“Building strong distribution and reseller partnerships in every region of the world is a crucial part of reaching our goal of becoming the global leader in utility data collection,” noted Sanders. “We have signed agreements with several key partners and have many more in negotiation. I’m confident that my team can strengthen these relationships into the global distribution channel we’ve outlined.”
Datamatic CEO Ken Kercher said, “Rich Sanders has more than 25 years of experience developing and managing distribution channels for a number of high-tech companies. Most recently, he was Vice President Global Sales and Distribution for Hess Microgen a subsidiary of the Amerada Hess Company. He was a critical part of establishing them as a leading worldwide supplier of onsite co-generation systems.” Kercher added, “We brought Rich on to bring those same results to Datamatic.”
Through Sanders’ efforts, Datamatic is creating distribution programs in Africa, Mexico, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. His team is also aggressively developing several new alliances in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Sanders’ charge is building upon the success
of Datamatic’s Asia-Pacific division which has
established a strong market presence for Datamatic in
the region with the signing of several significant contracts
in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim.
Organizations that want to discuss international distribution opportunities with Richard Sanders can reach him at (800) 880-2878 or rsanders@datamatic.com.
