by TOLLAND, Conn. —Leonard Marano, the president of the Americas for upholstery technology and fabric-cutting machinery resource Lectra and sister equipment software specialist Gerber Technology, has left the company after 11 years.
Marano posted the news of his departure on his LinkedIn page Friday, noting that following his last day with the company Friday, he begins another position soon. He told Home News Now that the company he is moving to is in the sign and graphic space for a large material supplier, but offered no further specifics before he gets settled into the new role.
“These years have been an incredible journey with wonderful memories,” he said on LinkedIn. “Over that time I’ve had great mentors, and many colleagues have become good friends. I’m proud of the team we’ve built and the work we’ve done to help take Lectra to a new dimension.”
He has been president of Lectra Americas for just over four years and was with Gerber for just over seven years. During that period, he was chief commercial officer, vice president product management and marketing, and director of product marketing.
Before joining Gerber in April 2014, he was marketing manager at Jensen Dental for about two years and before that was senior product manager and product manager at Fujifilm for about six years.
According to his profile, he helped create “a smooth merge between Lectra and Gerber” and increased “EBITDA through revenue growth in North America and by leveraging business entities in South and Central America to eliminate distributors and enhance the company’s direct market presence.” He also took credit for overseeing “cross sell opportunities by analyzing each team’s performance and ensuring that everyone was aligned in approach and strategy.”
His profile also said he increased service contract revenue in the region by expanding warehousing operations in Atlanta, Mexico City and Sao Paulo “to better service the combined bases.”
