TAGSYS announced the appointment of Monte R. Lucas as vice president of sales for North and South America.

“Monte is a world-class sales professional, bringing a number of key relationships along with a long track record of superior performance,” said Bruno Davoine, TAGSYS worldwide vice president sales and corporate marketing. “I am delighted to have Monte on board and I am fully convinced he is the right person for this job. “

Monte Lucas has more than 23 years of hands-on experience in the automation market, including 14 in RFID. Previously, he held high-level positions with Hi-G-Tek, Matrics RFID (acquired by Symbol), Intermec Technologies, Zebra Technologies and Paxar/Monarch (acquired by Avery). Lucas also has significant experience in both sales and business development of supply-chain solutions, including advanced product development, marketing strategy and design of barcode/data collection/automation systems for retail, transportation and other key markets.

"I am tremendously excited to take the lead in launching TAGSYS’ efforts to expand its markets in North and South America," Lucas said. "TAGSYS provides complete, easy-to-deploy RFID solutions that will resonate in these markets, where customers are searching for reliable, cost-effective technology to improve their supply chain visibility and increase sales."