SMC appoints new Sales & Marketing Director

SMC Corporation has appointed Tim Keech as the company’s new Sales & Marketing Director, responsible for the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Tim has worked for prominent industry brands throughout his career with extensive experience in industrial automation across various industries both locally and internationally. Skilled in process automation and control, drive systems application engineering, control systems design and SCADA, Tim combines a background in sales with an engineering degree from Sydney’s University of Technology.

Wayne Driver, Managing Director for SMC Corporation ANZ, has welcomed Tim to the SMC leadership team and believes that his experience and knowledge of the automation industry throughout each of the regions will be of great value. “Tim is now responsible for our sales team as well as our marketing function on both sides of the Tasman,” said Driver. “This role is critical to our company’s continued success and Tim’s approach to our business will add tremendous value in the era of Industry 4.0 and digitisation.”

Optimistic about the future, Tim said that it’s an honour to join the SMC team. “SMC has such a long and proud history of delivering quality and reliability,” he said. “I’m looking forward to being part of the company’s future as it continues to innovate and meet our customers’ ever changing needs to remain competitive.

“It’s exciting to be part of a company that has some unique value propositions around energy savings, cutting-edge wireless technology and Industry 4.0 dedicated solutions. Working with our partners and strong local engineering team to align these capabilities with the needs of the industry is something that excites us all at SMC.”