CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
9 May 2011
Company News
Knovel Expands Staff to Support Global Demand
Knovel has expanded its sales and business development team to address global growth and product demand. The new EU-based team is led by IHS veteran Gary Kearns who joins as Knovel’s Business Development Director EMEA. Earlier this year, Knovel announced that it doubled new business revenue in 2010. The Company expects to increase staff by more than 25 percent in 2011 as a result of its sustained year-over-year growth.
Gary Kearns brings more than 20 years of international experience in direct sales, marketing, new business development and channel management. Kearns is responsible for Knovel’s customer expansion in the EMEA region. The new team includes Jenny Hemming, Corporate Sales Manager for the UK and Ireland and Andy Brown, Director of Academic Sales EMEA. Brown is a trained Aerospace Engineer who previously worked at ESDU. In addition to this team, Maro Iordanou joins Knovel as Director of UK and Channel Marketing, responsible for building Knovel’s brand in the United Kingdom and for managing channel partners.
About Knovel
Knovel is a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust. Knovel has more than 600 customers worldwide including 73 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than 300 leading universities. Founded in 2000, Knovel is a private company headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit http://www.knovel.com or call (866) 240-8174.
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