Gerber Names New Software Director

Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology Inc. has named Holly Beum as director of software product management. Beum will oversee development and management of the company’s software applications, including WebPDM, an online product data management program, and AccuMark, the company’s CAD product.

Beum has more than 20 years of industry experience. She was the founder of Windsor, Conn.–based information technology company Interface Technologies. She also held marketing and development positions with Rockwell International, General Electric Co. and Canberra Industries. At Rockwell, she developed PanelView, which became the global leader in graphic workstations for industrial automation. —Robert McAllister