Jody Ross Promoted to Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development

AMAG Technology is pleased to announce that Jody Ross has been promoted to Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development for AMAG Technology

AMAG Technology is pleased to announce that Jody Ross has been promoted to Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development for AMAG Technology. Jody will oversee global sales and business development for North America, EMEA, APAC and LATAM. She will also manage inside sales. She is back filling the position that was previously held by Kurt Takahashi. Kurt was promoted to President in January 2017. AMAG Technology is a security solution manufacturer specializing in access control, intrusion detection, video management, policy-based identity solutions and visitor management.

“Jody’s leadership and experience over the past two years have helped take AMAG to the next level,” said AMAG Technology President, Kurt Takahashi. “Her leadership style, customer relationships and attention to detail have been incremental to our growth, and I don’t know anyone more deserving than Jody to fill this critical role at AMAG.”

“I am honored to lead the sales and business development teams during this exciting time at AMAG,” said AMAG Technology, Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development. “I look forward to working closely with my teams to strategize and deliver superior service and support to all customers globally.”

Jody began working at AMAG in 2006 as Director of Business Development. She was promoted to Vice President of Strategic Accounts where she lead the National Accounts and the Global Strategic Accounts programs to help bring Symmetry products to the worldwide marketplace. Prior to joining AMAG, Jody spent 12 years with Andover Controls/ Integral Technology.  She was the company’s National Accounts Manager and Northeast Regional Sales Manager and was responsible for the growth of multimillion dollar accounts, developing new business opportunities to increase sales.

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