NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
(Nasdaq:XONE) (“ExOne” or the “Company”), a global provider of three-dimensional (“3D”) printing machines and 3D printed and other products, materials and services to industrial customers, announced that it has elected Charles Grace to the newly created position of Chief Customer Officer. Mr. Grace joined the Company yesterday.
John F. Hartner, ExOne’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are excited to welcome Charlie to the ExOne executive leadership team. He brings extensive experience in developing and executing go-to-market initiatives in 3D and 2D printing industries. Our first and third strategic pillars focus on customers and applications as well as recurring revenue, to drive growth in new markets and expand margins. In this newly created leadership role, Charlie will have extensive customer interaction as we continue to advance our machine adoption, expand binder jetting applications and improve our recurring revenue base in alignment with our strategy.”
Mr. Grace has more than 25 years of experience working with customers to transform analog processes into robust digital solutions within the graphic communications and additive manufacturing markets. He joined ExOne from Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), where he was Senior Vice President-U.S. Production Business. In that role, he was responsible for the sales strategy, execution and customer engagement of Xerox’s U.S. production systems portfolio. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Grace was Chief Revenue Officer for 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), a global provider of 3D printers, print materials, on-demand manufacturing services and digital design tools. Prior to that, he served in a variety of leadership positions over a 16-year tenure with Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), including Vice President, Americas from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Grace earned an M.B.A. in Finance from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University.
About ExOne
ExOne is a global provider of 3D printing
machines and 3D printed and other products, materials and services to
industrial customers. ExOne's business primarily consists of
manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to
specification for its customers using its installed base of 3D printing
machines. ExOne’s machines serve direct and indirect applications.
Direct printing produces a component; indirect printing makes a tool to
produce a component. ExOne offers pre-production collaboration and print
products for customers through its network of ExOne Adoption Centers
(“EACs”). ExOne also supplies the associated materials, including
consumables and replacement parts, and other services, including
training and technical support that is necessary for purchasers of its
3D printing machines to print products. The Company believes that its
ability to print in a variety of industrial materials, as well as its
industry-leading volumetric output (as measured by build box size and
printing speed), uniquely position ExOne to serve the needs of
industrial customers.
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In addition to risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the Company’s ability to consistently generate operating profits; fluctuations in the Company’s revenues and operating results; the Company’s competitive environment and its competitive position; ExOne’s ability to enhance its current three-dimensional (“3D”) printing machines and technology and develop new 3D printing machines; the Company’s ability to qualify more industrial materials in which it can print; demand for ExOne’s products; the availability of skilled personnel; the impact of loss of key management; the impact of market conditions and other factors on the carrying value of long-lived assets; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; the impact of customer specific terms in machine sale agreements on the period in which the Company recognizes revenue; risks related to global operations including effects of foreign currency; the adequacy of sources of liquidity; the amount and sufficiency of funds for required capital expenditures, working capital, and debt service; dependency on certain critical suppliers; nature or impact of alliances and strategic investments; reliance on critical information technology systems; the effect of litigation, contingencies and warranty claims; liabilities under laws and regulations protecting the environment; the impact of governmental laws and regulations; operating hazards, war, terrorism and cancellation or unavailability of insurance coverage; the impact of disruption of the Company’s manufacturing facilities or EACs; the adequacy of ExOne’s protection of its intellectual property; and expectations regarding demand for the Company’s industrial products, operating revenues, operating and maintenance expenses, insurance expenses and deductibles, interest expenses, debt levels, and other matters with regard to outlook.
These and other important factors, including those discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, may cause the Company’s actual results of operations to differ materially from any future results of operations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained therein. Before making a decision to purchase ExOne common stock, you should carefully consider all of the factors identified in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements.
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