Pictometry Expands its Marketing and Sales Organization with New Appointments
Written by Pictometry International Corp
24 April 2006
ROCHESTER, NY - April 24, 2006 - Pictometry International Corp., the worldwide leader in digital, aerial oblique imagery and measuring software, announced today that it has added new staff members to its sales and marketing departments.
Reporting to Pictometry Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Dante Pennacchia will be Mr. James Murray, as Director of Business to Business Development and Mr. Alexander Hepp as Field Marketing Manager. Pictometry has also added two new District Managers, Mr. Michael Cowles and Mr. Carl Decator. The company is also announcing the appointment of Ms. Mary Couture as Regional Account Manager.
Mr. Murray has an extensive marketing background with a number of major companies such as Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and Fisons Pharmaceuticals. His efforts have consistently led to increased sales, improved operational and sales processes, and greater brand awareness of the companies where he worked. Mr. Murray will be actively involved in new marketing initiatives for the company that will focus on the growing use of Pictometry's world-renowned oblique imagery and software in private business applications.
Mr. Hepp brings to Pictometry a wealth of experience in public safety and appraisal technology organizations. His background includes leadership roles at a number of companies, including vice president of sales and marketing at Mobile Video Services, Inc., US channel manager - eastern region for Xplore Technologies, and senior marketing manager at Digital Descriptor Systems, Inc. Mr. Hepp will be providing product marketing development for a number of new Pictometry products offerings as well as other marketing research activities.
In other new appointments, Mr. Michael Cowles has joined the company as district manager for Ohio and West Virginia and Mr. Carl Decatur will be the district manager for Florida. Both Mr. Cowles and Mr. Decator will be managing government sales and renewals in their respective territories. As part of the company's efforts to provide improved customer sales support, Ms. Mary Couture has been named as regional account manager for the Southeast Region. Ms. Couture has been with the company for four years, actively involved in the sales area. Her new responsibilities will include expanding the use of Pictometry technology in existing government accounts.
"As we continue to aggressively expand our base of satisfied county customers, we are pleased to be adding additional personnel resources to better manage our new and existing customers," said Pennacchia.
About Pictometry Pictometry International is a rapidly growing software company that provides visual information systems. The company's patented imaging process captures georeferenced, high-resolution oblique (at an angle, 3D-like view) and orthogonal (straight down) Intelligent Images(r) of counties and states. Combined with the company's interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. The company has a growing customer base exceeding 125 counties, the State of Massachusetts, the State of Rhode Island, federal government organizations, as well as private business users. Major metropolitan areas using Pictometry(r) include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Applications include 9-1-1, appraisers, assessors, emergency management agencies, engineering, financial institutions, fire departments, GIS, golf communities, homeland security, insurance, law enforcement, planning officials, real estate, and transportation.
The company is hosting its first annual User Conference, Pictometry FutureView 2006, from October 29 - November 1, 2006 in Orlando, FL. For more information on Pictometry, visit www.pictometry.com
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