It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotion of Chris Gleason to "Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Americas".

For the past decade Chris has had the responsibility of Regional Sales Manager for Eastern USA providing sales support and distribution development for some thirty Reliable Controls Authorized Dealers in the region, and doubling the market share for the company every four years. Prior to joining Reliable Controls, and after graduating from Seton Hall University with a major in business administration and marketing, Chris held a number of significant senior sales management positions with other automation firms including GE-FANUC Automation Distributors, Mitsubishi Electric Automation and Basler Vision Technologies for North and South America.

In his new role as Vice President, Sales & Marketing – Americas, Chris will provide valuable advocacy and oversight for the company's existing and growing team of Regional Sales Managers as well as long-term sales and marketing planning for the entire Reliable Controls Authorized Dealer network in North America, Central America and South America.

Professionalism, articulation, and a passion for doing the right thing, are some of the key qualities that Chris imbues into his daily work, and come January 1, 2013, the company looks forward to seeing Chris step up into this new leadership role.

On behalf of the entire company, "congratulations Chris!"