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SAMSys Names Tom Dziersk To Serve As President and CEO
SAMSys Names Tom Dziersk To Serve As President and CEO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nFounder Cliff Horwitz Remains Chairman of the Board\n\nTORONTO, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an\ninternational provider of Radio Frequency Identification hardware solutions,\ntoday announced the appointment of Tom Dziersk (pronounced Dursk) as the\ncompany's new president and chief executive officer. He replaces founder and\nchairman Cliff Horwitz, who temporarily assumed the role of president in\nAugust 2004 to fill a vacancy. Horwitz will remain actively involved in SAMSys\nas chairman of the board.\nOver the last five years, Dziersk served as president and CEO of Austin,\nTexas-based ClearOrbit, a provider of supply chain execution automation\nsoftware that utilizes both barcode and RFID technology. Under his leadership\nClearOrbit experienced a major expansion of its product line, successfully\ntransitioned into a profitable new business model yielding strong revenue\ngrowth, and achieved market penetration into hundreds of marquee Oracle\nmanufacturing and CPG companies including many Fortune 1000 firms.\nPrior to ClearOrbit, Dziersk held senior-level sales and marketing\nexecutive positions at several other emerging technology companies. He served\nas senior vice president of sales and marketing at Montreal-based Essentus\nInternational, a former provider of ERP software and B2B portal systems for\nthe apparel and footwear industries; division senior vice president and\ngeneral manager of JBA International, formerly the world's sixth largest ERP\nsoftware company; and an executive sales manager at Loadstar Computer Systems,\na software firm specializing in the automotive aftermarket.\n\"Tom's appointment is the culmination of a year-long executive search as\nwell as an overall reengineering of the management team that we initiated to\naddress the transition of the RFID market from development to commercial\nimplementation,\" Horwitz said. \"Tom's diverse background, experience in\nemerging markets, successful track record and creativity will serve us well as\nwe execute on our strategic plan to gain top market share in both supply chain\nand non-supply chain environments.\"\n\"SAMSys has a strong competitive advantage in the RFID hardware market\nbecause the company has made significant investments in configurable firmware,\nintellectual property and other areas that are vital to satisfying...