New Sales Managing Director brings a wealth of global experience and a blueprint to accelerate growth 

ROCHESTER, NY, April 5, 2021 – As part of its ongoing efforts to optimize talent and invest in growth, Kodak Alaris has appointed Leonel Da Costa to the new role of Sales Managing Director for the Americas region, which includes both the United States & Canada and the Latin America regions. Da Costa has more than 25 years’ experience deploying growth strategies within the large enterprise and government segments and developing the type of new business opportunities that are critical to the company’s success.

“Leonel is a seasoned leader who understands the importance of maintaining stability while identifying opportunities to improve,” said Cássio Vaquero, Vice President Global Sales, Kodak Alaris. “By combining his experience with the expertise of our local sales teams, we’ll make significant progress against our profitable growth targets.”

Originally from Brazil where he earned a master’s degree from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Da Costa knows many of Kodak Alaris’ customers and partners across Latin America. He also has a wealth of experience working with customers and partners in the United States and Canada. Da Costa was based in the U.S. for several years earlier in his career and he became a U.S. citizen in 2012.

Over the past nine years, Da Costa has held senior leadership positions including Managing Director and Vice President & General Manager. He has had full P&L responsibility for businesses that generated more than $650 million annually, while delivering solutions to some of the largest banking and government customers in LATAM, China, Japan, and Australia.

“Our mission for the Americas region remains unchanged,” said Da Costa. “We are committed to retaining our leadership position in production scanning and expanding our focus on key vertical markets such as Government, Healthcare and Financial Services. Meanwhile, we will continue to enhance our value proposition for digital transformation and business process automation through new partnerships and alliances. The successful launch of our latest version of the INfuse Smart Connected Scanning Solution and the Kodak S2085f & S3000 Series Scanners are proof that we are committed to delivering award-winning solutions for a variety of industries and vertical markets.”

In his new role, Da Costa is based at Kodak Alaris’ U.S. headquarters in Rochester, NY.

About the Alaris division of Kodak Alaris

Kodak Alaris is a leading provider of information capture solutions that simplify business processes. We exist to help the world make sense of information with smart, connected solutions powered by decades of image science innovation. Our award-winning range of scanners, software and services are available worldwide, and through our network of channel partners. For more information, please visit AlarisWorld.com and follow us @AlarisEMEA.

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