LabVantage Promotes New Sales VP

LabVantage Solutions has promoted Robert T. Voelkner to vice president of Sales and Marketing. His main responsibilities include overseeing business planning and sales strategies as well as all marketing initiatives. Mr. Voelkner had served as LabVantage’s manager of Global Strategic Accounts and Sales Director since 2009.

“Bob brings 35 years of experience developing, marketing, and selling enterprise laboratory information management solutions to this expanded role,” said Dr. Ram Velidi, president of LabVantage. “He is considered an expert in applying commercial LIMS to laboratory types ranging from early discovery through quality production. His application and industry knowledge will be critical as we more tightly integrate marketing and sales.”

Mr. Voelkner will continue to develop and maintain business relationships with LabVantage’s global customers in a number of industries, including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, clinical, food & beverage, and process chemicals. He will oversee marketing initiatives that emphasize LabVantage’s state-of-the-art technology, industry-specific solutions, and integrated services and support. 

Prior to joining LabVantage in 2009, Mr. Voelkner was Americas Sales Manager for the LIMS division of Applied Biosystems.