Vision Critical Promotes for Euro Sales Role

Panels and research technology firm Vision Critical has promoted Kris Hartvigsen to the post of Senior Vice President of Business Development, Direct Sales for Europe. He will be based in London.

Hartvigsen joined Vision Critical in early 2005, and moved up to the position of VP, Business Development, Media and Technology in mid-2006. In 2008, he was promoted to the post of MD, Australia, leading the company's presence in the AsiaPac region from Vision Critical's offices in Sydney.

Before joining the company, he held senior sales and business development roles in IT firms such as Sophos, Bell Microproducts, Forefront Graphics and Matrox.

In his new role, Hartvigsen will be based in London.

'We've made great progress in our London and Paris offices over the past three years,' states CEO, Angus Reid. 'Bringing Kris in is the start of even further investment in our European operation.'

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