John Garner Joins SmartDrive as VP of North American Sales
Risk and Safety Leader Bolsters Management Team With New Appointment
SAN DIEGO, April 14 -- SmartDrive Systems, Inc., a global Driver Safety and Risk Management company, announced today that John Garner has joined the company as VP of Sales. With extensive expertise in sales and business development, Garner will broaden SmartDrive's current customer base in order to expand market share and increase overall sales.
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Garner joins SmartDrive with nearly 15 years experience in the sales and marketing of high-tech products and has extensive experience in selling, as well as building and leading successful sales organizations. He gained senior-level sales and management experience with many industry leaders, as well as venture-capital-backed start-ups. Most recently, Garner held the role of Vice President of Client Development at Tellme Networks, a subsidiary of Microsoft, helping to grow the company to over $100M in annual revenue. Garner spearheaded Tellme's transportation practice which included industry leaders such as UPS, Federal Express, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and the Ford Motor Company.
"I'm excited to join SmartDrive," stated Garner. "SmartDrive's solution works on every level: reducing losses due to accidents, saving lives and helping the environment. I look forward to expanding SmartDrive's reach beyond its current client base globally. Effective safety programs are a top priority for every company with drivers and SmartDrive gives managers a complete picture of how their fleets are performing and the tools to help reduce risk." Garner is a graduate of the University of California Berkley and holds an MBA from Anderson Graduate School of Management UCLA.
"We are pleased to have John join our sales organization," said SmartDrive CEO Greg Drew. "John is a tenured sales professional with extensive 'in the trenches' sales and sales management experience. He brings with him a strong history of exceeding aggressive sales goals and a thorough understanding of our target markets and competition."
About SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
Based in San Diego, SmartDrive Systems mitigates risk by monitoring the safe operation of vehicle fleets worldwide and assesses liability in collisions. By combining sight and sound, event analysis and driver coaching, SmartDrive's automated event recorder (AER) technology and associated web-based service reduces vehicle damages, workers' compensation and personal injury costs by over 50 percent. Customers include enterprise with fleets: from small- to mid-size fleets (e.g. motor coaches, ambulances, and taxi companies) to large 500+ fleets (e.g. school bus, utility, waste management, and transit companies). For more information, please go to http://www.smartdrive.net/.
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