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Kazem Samandari has served as our Senior Vice President Asia Pacific/Japan Region since July 2007. Mr. Samandari has a long and successful track record of identifying technology- driven product concepts and taking them through successful commercialization. Mr. Samandari enjoys a versatile experience in both entrepreneurial and well established high-tech companies.
Prior to joining us Mr. Samandari held a variety of executive positions. From 2004 to 2007 Mr. Samandari was Executive Vice President Global Sales & Marketing at Eastman Kodak Inkjet Printing Solutions a company which advances the knowledge of visual capture organization & output in the digital world spanning many scientific disciplines from optics and color science to advanced computer sciences and manufacture of sophisticated equipment. Mr. Samandari was responsible for worldwide sales & sales support marketing & business development of a significant Kodak division. From 1994 to 2004 Mr. Samandari served as the Vice President of Scitex Digital Printing operations in Asia Pacific & Japan and was responsible for the commercial technical & legal aspects of the activities in the region. From 1986 to 1994 Mr. Samandari served as Managing Director of GMC Digital Systems a high-tech start-up company founded in 1984 pioneer in the field of high speed high performance digital printing equipment. Mr. Samandari holds a PhD in technical sciences and industrial economy from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a M.S. degree in electrical & electronics engineering. | 