RIze Andy Kalambi
Andy Kalambi, President and CEO of Rize.
Rize, the Boston-based additive manufacturing company, has announced the appointment of Andy Kalambi as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Boasting more than 25 years’ experience in executive and general management roles, Rize believes the appointment represents a ‘bold statement’ to the additive manufacturing space.
Kalambi was most recently at Dassault Systemes, serving a number of roles, including CEO of the ENOVIA brand and the global executive of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, where his responsibility was to drive digital transformation initiatives within global enterprises. Before his time with Dassault, Kalambi was influential in the introduction of ERP and SCM applications through SAP Asia.
“We are thrilled that Andy has joined the Rize team,” said Nilanjana Bhowmik, Partner at Longworth Venture Partners, a supporter of Rize. “Andy has the strategic vision and proven leadership experience to make Rize the undisputed leader in additive manufacturing, and his appointment reflects Rize’s growing traction in the industry.”
Kalambi joins the Rize team at a point of vast potential growth within the additive manufacturing industry. He’s hoping he can use his wealth of experience to supplement the team already in place at Rize.
“Additive Manufacturing is getting ready for prime time and Rize technology represents a breakthrough approach to achieving Additive at Scale,” said Kalambi. “I was most impressed by the incredibly innovative and committed team at Rize which created the industry’s first ever hybrid 3D printer. It is an honour and privilege for me to join this great team and bring my global experience to serve the increasing needs in the world for inclusive and sustainable innovation.”
“This is an exciting time for us at Rize,” added Eugene Giller, Founder and CTO of Rize. “We continue to strengthen our management team and Rize One, the very first printer incorporating our patented and breakthrough APD (Augmented Polymer Deposition) process, is being selected by prestigious customers like the US Army, US Navy, NASA and Merck. Andy’s leadership will help us scale the business globally and enable enterprises worldwide to deliver innovative products and services never before possible.”
