GibbsCAM, a global innovator in the production machining industry is pleased to announce that Thorsten Strauß has been appointed Vice President of GibbsCAM. Thorsten will report directly to Mathias Johansson, President Design & Planning Automation, Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions, and will help drive business growth, lead collaboration within Sandvik, and oversee the GibbsCAM development promise of Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful.
Thorsten previously held the position of Sales Director for Geomagic Software EMEA & India at OQTON/3D Systems, and brings 25 years of sales experience including 17 years of industrial software sales in both direct and indirect environments. He has managed and coached sales teams and developed channel partners in various geographies around the world.
“I am delighted to be joining GibbsCAM and look forward to meeting our team and global reseller network,” said Thorsten. “Working together with Sandvik, we have an exciting opportunity to enhance our development capability and expand our global reach. My goal is that together, we can leverage the knowledge and technology within the Sandvik ecosystem to ensure GibbsCAM remains one of the leading, customer & solution-oriented CAM systems in the market”.
Commenting on the role, Mathias said, "Thorsten is a sales-oriented, analytic & strategic leader with a proven track record. He has the perfect combination of technical & sales experience to lead the next stage of the GibbsCAM transformation. We are delighted to have him join our leadership team and very much look forward to a successful future together."
