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Engage Technologies hires VP of sales for the Americas

Engage Technologies Corporation hired Jake Zender as vice president of sales, Americas.

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.

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