Engage Technologies Corporation, the parent company of Squid Ink Manufacturing, Eastey Enterprises, American Film & Machinery, and Cogent Technologies, hired Jake Zender, vice president of sales, Americas.
With more than 18 years of sales leadership and experience leading international sales teams, Zender brings a wealth of experience to Engage Technologies. Prior to coming to Engage, Zender was the vice president of sales, marketing, and customer service for IMI Hydronic Engineering, a division of IMIplc, where he built a team of 12 regional sales managers, customer service team, inside sales, marketing, and product management with an annual sales budget of $15 million for distributors and OEM customers. Additionally, Jake spent seven years with IMI Norgren, another division of IMIplc, as a sales director. Before his career with IMIplc, he spent eight years as an active duty Air Force officer, working in Intelligence. Zender is still a Lt. Colonel (SCL) reserve officer with the Air Force Academy.