WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--6 River Systems (“6RS”), the world’s leading collaborative fulfillment solution, has tapped seasoned logistics and supply chain executive Chris Lingamfelter to lead sales and join its executive team. Lingamfelter joins 6RS as the company is expanding rapidly to fulfill demand for its solution.
“I’m very excited to join the 6 River Systems team,” Lingamfelter stated. “Having served as head of sales for traditional vendors, I am keen to work with new and existing customers on our revolutionary way to automate fulfillment.”
Lingamfelter is no stranger to the warehouse automation industry. He has a 27-year track record of success in the field. He has served in prominent executive and sales roles at Intelligrated, Dematic Europe, Kiva Systems (now known as Amazon Robotics) and Manhattan Associates. Most recently, Lingamfelter served as President of White Systems, a leader in customized solutions for automated packaging, AS/RS systems and software.
6RS co-founder and co-CEO Jerome Dubois said Lingamfelter’s expertise and industry knowledge will serve the company well as it races to close 2018 on target, with 600 robots deployed across 30 sites.
“Chris’ background in warehouse automation and software will help us reach the warehouses that need us most – those that feel stuck in the trenches and need a faster, more flexible way to automate fulfillment.”
About 6 River Systems
Today’s buying habits have changed the world of fulfillment forever. Customers demand better service but operators are stuck fighting today’s problems with yesterday’s tools. 6 River Systems knows that fulfillment is key to customer satisfaction. Starting with Chuck, a collaborative mobile robot, 6 River Systems is building fulfillment solutions that power the winning warehouses of tomorrow.
