Hitachi Appoints Education and Training Consultant

Hitachi Software Engineering America named Griffin Butler as its midwestern educational and training consultant. In this role, Butler will serve as the primary liaison with educators and customers at various educational institutes in the midwest to introduce Hitachi products and demonstrate the StarBoard line of interactive whiteboards. His territory will include Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Before coming to Hitachi, Butler served as an account executive for Pearson Digital Learning, an education publishing company. He'd previously served as a sales representative for Thomson Learning, providing customized learning solutions for education, government, and corporate applications.

"Griffin brings a wealth of sales leadership experience in the education market. We are excited to see the midwestern region benefit from his enthusiastic approach and commitment to his clients," said Ted Wakabayashi, president of Hitachi Software Engineering, in a statement.

"Through my professional experience, I've become very familiar with Hitachi's innovative and leadership position in the interactive whiteboard market," said Butler in a statement. "I look forward to growing the market presence of the StarBoard and all Hitachi Software products throughout the midwest region and providing our current and future clients with the highest level of service and support."