New VP at SAi

SA International (SAi; Salt Lake City, UT) promoted Gudrun Bonte to vice president of product management. Having established a solid career with the company spanning more than 12 years, she draws upon a massive wealth of experience in product management and development as she undertakes her latest appointment. Previously serving as product director since 2014, her new role will see Bonte assume responsibility for both the internal and external development of software packages, among them the market-leading Flexi sign software and the CAD/CAM design solution, EnRoute. Leading a team of product managers, her remit includes the advancement and implementation of new product strategies, as well as the supervision of all software development activities.

“I want to continue to research and develop new ground-breaking tools that help build our customers’ businesses,” says Bonte. “To ensure this is achieved, I’m keen to maintain the focus on nurturing our technical product management culture that strives for innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. It’s this approach that has enabled us to be a leader in the sign and print markets for many years. Additionally, having recently published impressive milestone figures for our software-by-subscription initiative, I want to make sure that our solutions portfolio has what it takes to continue to meet the needs of users and drive profitable growth for their businesses.”

“Gudrun’s deep-rooted knowledge of our products, together with her understanding of the large format printing and sign and display market and the ever-changing needs of our customers, is exemplary,” added Mark Blundell, the chief executive officer of SAi. “This collective experience makes her perfectly-placed to fulfil our objectives for added-value innovation across our product groups.”

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