Mr. O'Malley will drive Kyocera Mita's aggressive growth strategy for the ECOSYS printer product line, building on the products' very low total cost of ownership in the industry and their environmental friendliness. ECOSYS printers possess long-life properties that significantly lessen their environmental burden by reducing the number of parts disposed. Optical parts, the imaging section, paper and fixing-related materials are all designed for reuse. Unnecessary waste of cartridges is eliminated in ECOSYS products, since toner is added to the existing unit without disposal of the drum.
"Joe has more than 20 years experience in management and sales. His broad knowledge of the printer market, key reseller channels and retail will help lead the division to continued rapid growth and success," said Tony Pater, president, Kyocera Mita America. "Joe will break new ground and bring a winning tradition to a printer line that is second to none. I wish Joe all the luck and look forward to solid, incremental growth for years to come."
Mr. O'Malley joins Kyocera Mita from Princeton Softech where he held the position of vice president, North American sales. At Princeton Softech, Mr. O'Malley was responsible for all software, maintenance and service revenue for North America.
Prior to Princeton Softech, Mr. O'Malley served as senior vice president, sales, at Okidata. While at Okidata, Mr. O'Malley created and implemented the first company-direct to reseller sales organization and channel. In addition, he managed the sales channel relationships and directed the North American markets. Mr. O'Malley has extensive experience in selling to various channels of opportunity, including resellers, original equipment manufacturers, retailers and Internet resellers.
Fairfield, New Jersey - March 31, 2003 - Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that Tony Pater has been appointed to president, Kyocera Mita America, in addition to his current responsibilities as executive vice president of sales. Akihiro Nasu, current president of Kyocera Mita America, will assume Chief Executive Officer responsibilities for Kyocera Mita America.
Commenting on Tony Pater's appointment, Akihiro Nasu said, "Tony is a strong executive who understands the needs of our dealers, key resellers and direct operations. He has been a critical element to the success of Kyocera Mita and Copystar. I look forward to the growth that this company will sustain over the coming years, and I have no doubt that Tony will be an outstanding president."
With more than thirty years of sales management experience, Mr. Pater is currently responsible for developing and managing over 700 Kyocera Mita and Copystar dealers, as well as 100 printer resellers, and direct operations throughout the United States.
Mr. Pater has been affiliated with Kyocera Mita for more than twenty-seven years, beginning his career in 1975 as midwest sales manager for Mita. Soon after assuming that position, he was transferred to the Southeast division, where he was responsible for business growth and development. Continuing his advancement within the company, he was promoted in 1994 to vice president of sales in the Southeast Region, where he continued to oversee and develop Mita's sales and marketing strategies.
After completing more than twenty years of work with Mita, Mr. Pater moved on to assume another position of dealer principal at Kearns Business Solutions. There he continued his tradition of success and expanded Kearns into one of Kyocera Mita's leading independent dealerships. He left that position in 2002 to return to Kyocera Mita as executive vice president, sales.
Fairfield, New Jersey, February 24, 2003 – Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that its network color/monochrome multi-functional products and high volume monochrome multi-functional products (MFPs) received high marks for product reliability and functionality from Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories (BERTL) and Better Buys for Business. The awards are:
“Exceptional” ratings from BERTL and “Editor’s Choice” rating from Better Buys for Business for the KM-C2030 and the KM-C3130, color/monochrome printer, copier and scanner devices. The KM-C2030 provides color output speeds of 20 pages per minute (ppm) with 31 ppm for monochrome; while the KM-C3130 produces 31 ppm for both color and monochrome. Both devices also offer a comprehensive list of finishing features that are critical to short-run projects and departmental activities.
“Recommended” rating from BERTL for the KM-6330. This imaging system provides a 63 ppm Copy and Print, Scan Digital Imaging System for Large Workgroups.
“Recommended” rating from BERTL for the KM-8530. The device is a production level digital copier/multi-functional product (MFP) with optional network printer and scanner capabilities that can handle up to 750,000 impressions per month with a 85 ppm output speed.
“One of Kyocera Mita’s main areas of focus this year is broadening the color product line while continuing to offer superior monochrome products across many applications,” said Tony Levi, director, product/solutions marketing. “These independent test results confirm that Kyocera Mita is continuing to support its channel with the top-quality products that are in demand in today’s market. Ultimately, what we want to do as an organization is provide our customers with more robust products and functionality through intelligent, simpler technology.”