Drive Software Solutions, the creators of the Fleet, Vehicle Management, Contract Management, Mobility and Leasing Solutions system DRIVE, has added considerable expertise to it’s team with the appointment of Albert Kato as Sales Executive Mid-Market.
Albert, who started his career with Peugeot in Australia, joins DRIVE from Canadian owned cloud based HR Software Company, Halogen Software where he was Inside Sales Manager EMEA, a role which saw him develop the group’s group business and sales strategy.
Prior to this, Albert was Business Development Adviser with Indonesian plant and heavy equipment leasing giant PT Chas which supplies plant, vehicles, logistics and asset management services to the oil and gas sector. In this role Albert was involved in high-value Oil & Gas drilling equipment transportation project sales and tender negotiations with some of the biggest names in the oil industry.
In his role as Sales Executive Mid-Market for DRIVE, Albert will work with the DRIVE Professional Services team who deliver consultancy and support the implementation process, enabling clients to make best use of the software.
Looking forward to his new role, Albert says: “I am really excited to get to know DRIVE’s customers, looking at how they touch our operation and the reasons why they decided to implement DRIVE. Specifically the issues within their businesses and how DRIVE is helping to overcome those challenges and enabling growth.
“I am passionate about giving value to my clients, I believe success is about giving extra value, providing a solution which is a top notch solution that meets the customer’s needs, fairly priced and providing an excellent service. I look forward to introducing DRIVE to customers who feel they have room to grow by increasing market share and becoming more efficient.”
Welcoming Albert to the role, DRIVE’s Sales and Marketing Director, Simon West-Oliver said, “I welcome Albert to this important role within DRIVE. His knowledge and wide, international experience puts him in a very good position to take help DRIVE’s mid-market customers to maximise their opportunities in this highly dynamic time in the market and I wish him great success.”
