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56 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST February/March 2018 Pat Bass to Lead Verisurf Software Sales in Ameri- cas Verisurf Software announced it has appointed Pat Bass to the position of director of sales,Americas. In this new role, Bass will lead veteran regional sales managers and sales engineers in North, Central and South America. “Pat Bass is uniquely qualified to manage our team of talented salespeo- ple.” said Ernie Husted, president and CEO o f Verisurf, “ s i n c e j o i n i n g the com- pany he has led by example, g a i n i n g the trust and respect of customers and sales teammembers alike. Pat’s experience, professionalism and consultative ap- proach make him uniquely qualified for the position.” “I am thrilled to lead the Verisurf sales team in theAmericas,” said Bass, “ I have great respect for the power of Verisurf Software and the care our sales team and application engineers provide to customers. As model-based measurement and inspection solutions continue to be adopted by mainstream manufacturing companies, Verisurf stands out with its open CAD-based platform and support for all brands and models of coordinate measuring machines.” Bass began his 18-year aerospace manufacturing career managing and leading tool engineers, quality en- gineers, inspection technicians and tool building tradesmen; improving processes at McDonnell Douglas, Northrop Grumman and Boeing. He then moved into sales, taking with him extensive practical experience in manufacturing and metrology. Before Industry News joining Verisurf in 2015, Bass served as national sales manager for Hexagon Metrology Services Incorporated and as regional sales manager for Leica Geosystems Growth Leads to Manage- ment Appointments at Heidenhain Corporation Significant company growth and key initiatives lead to important management changes at Heidenhain Corporation in North America. These changes include the formation of two regional field sales teams located in Schaumburg, IL, and San Jose, CA, as well as the formation of an overall sales coordination team focused on North American customer satisfaction met- rics. Three of the newly defined senior positions are appointments of highly experienced Heidenhain leadership personnel, each with tenures in excess of 20 years, or 75 years combined. Specifically, Chris Weber, was ap- pointed as senior eastern field sales di- rector and Robert Setbacken as senior western field sales and business devel- opment director. John Thormodsgard, appointed as the new group formed within the company as sales operations director - North America, will man- age the collective sales operations functions located in Schaumburg, IL, supporting the regional customer sales and support teams directly. Each will manage teams supporting all product groups and markets that Heidenhain serves. David Fuson, an external appoint- ment made in August 2017, also now leads the technical service group headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, sup- porting all North American territories, including Canada and Mexico. “Our recent investments in west coast personnel and executive pres- ence, combined with our organization- al changes, will facilitate geographi- cal and operational infrastructure to optimize the proximity of staff to our customer base and focus on growth market segments. The changes are designed to enhance our customers’ experience and our responsiveness to business demand,” said president and managing director David Doyle, now also located in San Jose, CA. The changes come as Heidenhain Corporation executes integration of the AMO product line, integrates its ACU-RITE manufacturing operations, and establishes a more significant west coast sales and support presence, with office locations including San Jose, Fremont, Santa Barbara and Irvine, CA. Pferd Inc. Appoints New Manager in West Region Pferd Inc., a global manufacturer of abrasives, brushes and power tools, h a s a n - nounced the appointment of John Hib- bard as the new regional sales manag- er, west U.S. Hibbard will report to Jon- Michael Raymond, vice president, sales. The announcement was made by Gene Huegin, president. In this position, Hibbard will be responsible for all sales management efforts including further developing the company’s sales team, new business development, strategic planning and enhancing working relationships with customers in the west U.S. region. He replaces Ross Bevacqua, a 16-year Pferd veteran who retired January 31, 2018.. Hibbard will be based in the state of Washington.