Mladen Stojic Joins Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging’s Management Team

October 17, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Norcross, GA — Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging is pleased to announce that Mladen Stojic, former Director of Enterprise and Visualization Solutions, will join the management team as Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing.

Following the recent acquisitions of Acquis, ER Mapper and IONIC, Stojic will greatly assist in Leica Geosystems’ integration and growth, providing direction in product management and marketing strategies.

With over 10 years of experience within Leica Geosystems (including time at ERDAS), Stojic has extensive product development and management experience, coupled with a broad understanding of the rapidly expanding geospatial markets. Stojic has held several positions within the company, including Photogrammetry Product Manager and Platform Extensions Product Manager. Since 2004, Stojic has been the Director of Enterprise and Visualization Solutions, spearheading the market strategy and vision for Leica Geosystems' growing enterprise and visualization portfolio, including Leica TITAN, Leica ADE and Leica Virtual Explorer.

“We are proud to welcome Mladen Stojic into this new position,” said Bob Morris, President and CEO, Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging. “Providing unique market insight, Mladen brings a broad understanding of our company and its expanding opportunities throughout the geospatial industry.”

“I am excited to join the management team of our growing company,” noted Mladen Stojic. “By combining the strengths of our growing solution offerings with our marketing efforts, we will more thoroughly understand and meet customers’ existing and future geospatial information needs.”

Receiving the Leica Award for Photogrammetric Excellence in 1993, Stojic holds a Bachelor of Technology from Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, Canada and a Master of Science from University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. In addition, Stojic served as a Research Associate in Loughborough University’s Civil Engineering Department in the UK prior to joining Leica Geosystems.


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