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11 Jan 2012

Ralf Pluch Strengthens MARIS Sales Team

Ralf Pluch, Sales Director for Europe

Maritime Information Systems AS, Norway (MARIS) has appointed Ralf Pluch Sales Director for Europe. Austrian-born Mr Pluch joins the company from ExNC Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs GmbH, which he founded to develop and market AIS Class B transponders. Prior to this, he worked as Sales Director with Nauticast GmbH/ ACR Europe, developing an international sales and service network for AIS Class A transponders. During this time, the company gained a market share of 20% in more than 30 countries. In his role at MARIS, Mr Pluch will target sales in the European markets excluding Scandinavia.

03 Oct 2007

ACR Europe Appoints Andreas Lesch Managing Director

Andreas Lesch was recently named Managing Director of ACR Electronics Europe GmbH (formerly Nauticast), and now commonly known as ACR Europe based in Vienna, Austria. market segments. In his previous position as Chief Technology Officer at ACR Europe, Lesch led development of the highly successful ACR Nauticast Class A AIS system. In early 2003, the Nauticast Class A AIS Transponder received BSH Wheelmark Approval and the AIS company went from being a technological innovator to a force in the industry. ACR Europe recently introduced a Class B AIS system known as Nauticast B, one of the first entries into the Class B category.

18 Nov 2005

ACR Opens European Office

To better service its business in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East, ACR Electronics, Inc. opened ACR Europe GmbH in Vienna, Austria.