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01 October, 2006
October 01, 2006 - The management of SATO is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jean-Pierre Ampen as General Manager of SFS.
Mr Ampen's involvement with SATO dates back from 1973. L'Etiquetage Rationnel, which Mr Ampen founded and managed for many years, became a SATO distributor in 1977. In 2005, L'Etiquetage Rationnel, by then one of SATO's major resellers in Europe, was taken over and integrated into the SATO Group as one of its Group Member Companies, renamed as SATO France (SFS). In 2005, Mr Ampen was hired as a consultant by SFS to impart his invaluable experience and industry knowledge to current staff. Mr Ampen thus became a SATO staff member more than 28 years after having started his association with SATO.
In his role, Mr Ampen will have day-to-day responsibility of the company's sales activities, and he will be working closely with Mr Dave Joyce to put SFS back on track to achieving its targets.
Our congratulations to Mr Ampen and sincere wishes for continued success.
Designation:General Manager, SATO France S.A.S.
1973 Started selling SATO hand labellers, D1 and D2, in France
1977 Founded L'ETIQUETAGE RATIONNEL , which by the end of its first year hit sales of about 150,000 Euros
1983 L'ETIQUETAGE RATIONNEL started selling barcode label printers
1992 Set up label production facilities
2000 Added an automatic print and apply labelling department and started selling LABEL AIRE systems
2005 SATO acquires L'ETIQUETAGE RATIONNEL
2006 Appointed as General Manager of SFS
A strong SATO Brand in France
Under his leadership, L'ETIQUETAGE RATIONNEL went on to become one of the leading resellers of SATO products and helped to establish the SATO brand name in France.
Bringing to market the 'DCS & Labelling' concept
In parallel with SATO's move to define itself as a 'DCS & Labelling' company, L'ETIQUETAGE RATIONNEL on its own had started providing integrated solutions that incorporated the ideal hardware and consumables supplies, third-party equipment and service contracts for maintenance and support. This has paved the way for SATO France to effectively bring to market full-service solutions aligned with the company's 'DCS & Labelling Worldwide' vision.
About SATO
SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and the inventor of the world's first electronic thermal transfer barcode printer. It revolutionised the barcoding industry by introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labelling concept - a total barcode and labelling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand-held terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC-compliant, UHF RFID solution.
SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, it reported revenues of US$587 million. More information about SATO Corporation can be found at www.sato.co.jp/english
About SATO International
SATO's international global headquarters, SATO International Pte. Ltd is located in Singapore. Previously an international division, it was incorporated as a holding company in Singapore in 2001 to oversee the sales, marketing and customer services activities of all its Group Member Companies. More information about SATO International can be found at www.satoworldwide.com
