Minicom Names Shaked President, North America Region

Minicom Digital Signage (Zurich), a provider of advanced media distribution and network-management solutions for the digital-signage industry, has named Amir Shaked president of the North America region.
He brings to the position 25 years’ experience in the technology industry and executive management. He previously served as president of Press-sense’s operations in the Americas, where he grew revenues by more than 60% by strengthening relationships with OEMs, resellers and direct customers.
He began his career as a software engineer in 1984, joining Comverse Technology as one of its first employees. He moved with Comverse to the U.S. in 1989, and, during the early 1990s, he founded and managed Comverse Network Systems’ Americas division. In 1995, he became president of Accord North America. Prior to Press-sense, he held CEO positions at Disksites Inc. and CeLight. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from Tel Aviv University.