Posted to News on 10th Mar 2015, 08:26
Universal Robots hires new general manager for Americas region
Since entering the North American market in the autumn of 2012, Universal Robots has pioneered the emergence of collaborative robots, penetrating a wide range of industries coast to coast. With a doubling of year to year revenue, the Danish robot manufacturer with its USA headquarters in New York is now opening new sales offices in the Midwest and on the West Coast. A South American sales division will launch in 2015.
Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO of Universal Robots, states: "Scott Mabie has a proven track record of more than 25 years in industrial automation; spearheading strategic leadership, building up businesses and expanding them internationally.
"We are excited to have him lead the team that will accelerate growth in the Americas."
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mabie comes to Universal Robots from a Business Unit Manager position with Rofin-Sinar Inc, one of the leading global manufacturers of laser sources and laser-based systems for industrial materials processing. Prior to this he was Director of Business Development with Danotek Motion Control.
Scott Mabie comments: "I look forward to this unique opportunity. Universal Robots is a profitable, well-managed company operating in a market space that increasingly demands the UR robots. I enjoy the company's entrepreneurial spirit; my new colleagues both in Denmark and in New York are very passionate about what they do, and they do it well.
"I am excited to build on the formidable groundwork with a strong distribution base and an extensive training and support division created by our National Sales Manager, Ed Mullen. Ed has been instrumental in taking Universal Robots from being relatively unknown in North America two years ago to becoming today's market leader of collaborative robotics."
The expansion means Universal Robots will soon be hiring additional sales managers and technical supporters to be stationed in the new sales offices.
Krog Iversen concludes: "Opening up new hubs in our growth regions brings us closer to our distributors and value-added partners, enabling us to offer unparalleled service and support."
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