HP Veteran Chris Morgan Joins Stratasys as Chief Marketing Officer

Stratasys Creates Key Position to Support the Company’s Global Expansion and Rapid Growth

A 25-year veteran of HP, Chris Morgan joins 3D printer maker, Stratasys as CMO. Photo: Stratasys

MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--()--Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Morgan as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Stratasys. Morgan is a 25-year veteran of HP.

Effective immediately, Morgan will assume responsibility for Stratasys’ global marketing activities, including developing strategy and building a global team that will support the company’s worldwide expansion and rapid growth.

“As a senior vice president of HP’s multi-billion dollar graphics solutions business in the Printing and Personal Systems Group, Morgan was responsible for several thousand employees worldwide and helped drive HP from challenger to established market leader,” says Stratasys Executive Vice President, Dan Yalon, whom Morgan will report to. “His experience and skills are what we sought in a marketing leader.”

“Chris is an accomplished senior executive with an impressive background of building and growing multi-billion dollar businesses and developing high-performance organizations,” says Stratasys CEO, David Reis. “At HP he was instrumental in helping shape the transition from analogue to digital in the 2D printer world.”

From 2004 through 2009, Morgan was a senior vice president for HP’s imaging and printing business in the Asia Pacific/Japan region. Between 2001 and 2004, he led worldwide marketing strategy and sales for HP’s imaging and printing business. In this role, he drove brand and demand activities globally and orchestrated global development of key channels and routes to market. He also led strategy development for the entire business.

Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, is a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions. The company's patented FDM®, PolyJet™, and WDM™ 3D Printing technologies produce prototypes and manufactured goods directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content. Systems include 3D printers for idea development, prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape, and the company operates a digital-manufacturing service comprising RedEye, Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts. Stratasys has more than 2,800 employees, holds over 600 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and has received more than 25 awards for its technology and leadership. Online at: www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com

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Contacts

USA
Aaron Masterson, 952-346-6258
Weber Shandwick
AMasterson@webershandwick.com
or
Europe
Jonathan Wake / Miguel Afonso, +44-1737-215200
UK Bespoke
stratasys@bespoke.co.uk
or
Stratasys
Arita Mattsoff, +972-(0)74-745-4000 (IL)
arita@stratasys.com
or
Joe Hiemenz, 952-906-2726 (US)
joe.hiemenz@stratasys.com
or
Asia Pacific
Stratasys AP
Frances Chiu, +852 3944 8818
Frances.Chiu@stratasys.com
or
Japan
Stratasys Japan
Aya Yoshizawa, +81 90 6473 1812
Aya.yoshizawa@stratasys.com
or
Korea
Stratasys Korea
Jihyun Lee, +82-2-2046-2287
jihyun.lee@Stratasys.com
or
Brazil
Tatiana Fonseca, +55-11-3846-9981
GAD Communications
tatiana@gadcom.com.br
or
Mexico
Stratasys Mexico
Thibault Leroy, +52 1 (55) 4866-0800
thibault.leroy@stratasys.com