To further strengthen its channel and distribution partner operations
across Canada, GE Energy Management’s (NYSE: GE) Industrial Solutions
business appointed Ajay Gupta as the lead Canadian channel commercial
director. Gupta will be responsible for developing national channel
strategies while creating a distributor framework to help grow business
with Canadian channel partners. He will support Adrian Thomas, GE’s
regional sales leader in Canada.
"We see tremendous opportunities to support the growth of Canada's
infrastructure," said Gary Arnott, general manager, North America sales
for GE Energy Management’s Industrial Solutions business. "We have a
dedicated sales organization of 60 experienced professionals serving
Canadian customers. Ajay will bring strong leadership to the team and
help us focus our efforts on growing our channel partners’ presence
within the Canadian market."
As commercial director for the Canadian channels, Gupta will provide
dedicated leadership to deliver and execute GE Energy Management's new
channel partner strategy capitalizing on the overall market strength of
GE’s channel partner network.
“Our channel partners along with commercial markets are a vital part of
our Canadian business,” said Gupta. “Our goal is to create a highly
effective channel management infrastructure within the Canadian market.
We support our channel partners with great people and resources to
provide advanced technologies and sophisticated tools that will enable
growth, for both GE and our distribution partners.”
Gupta brings more than 15 years of GE experience to his new position.
Most recently, Gupta was the technical channel director for Canada and
North U.S. at the GE Energy Global Center of Excellence. He is a
graduate of Columbia Southern University (CSU) with a bachelor of
science in computer technology. Gupta also holds an industrial
electronics degree in engineering and is an MBA graduate from CSU. He
will be located in Toronto.
Industrial Solutions, a GE heritage business, is leading the future of
electrification with advanced technologies that distribute electricity
and protect and control a facility’s electrical infrastructure. The
business provide customers, across various industries, with end-to-end
product and service solutions that ensure the reliability and protection
of the electrical infrastructure; from the substation, throughout the
facility and including all the sustainable power technologies in between.
Industrial Solutions’ product and service solutions add to GE Energy
Management’s broader portfolio of leading technology solutions for the
delivery, management conversion and optimization of electrical power for
customers across multiple energy intensive industries.
GE has operated in Canada for more than 100 years, beginning with a
Canadian manufacturing facility in Peterborough, Ontario, founded by
Thomas Edison in 1892. Today, GE Canada has numerous manufacturing,
sales and service locations across the country, dedicated to serving
customers in energy-intensive industries, including the mining, metals,
oil and gas and commercial construction industries.
For more information on GE Energy Canada, please visit its website
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or follow on Twitter @GEindustrial.
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GE has operated in Canada since 1892. The company has 7,000 employees
and major manufacturing, sales and service locations across the country.
For more information visit www.ge.com/ca.
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