Fitz de Smet

About Fitz de Smet

General manager and senior marketing executive with 25+ years of leadership experience equipping global companies with the strategies and operational execution needed to succeed in highly competitive markets. A change agent who brings new ideas, transformative thinking, and fresh perspective to solve complex business problems, I am often tapped to re-assess and turn around stagnant organizations; develop new strategies to accelerate growth; or reboot existing programs that have yet to reach their full potential. I thrive on building and retaining high performing teams and operate at high intensity.In July 2024, I joined Ametek, Inc.(NYSE: AME) as Vice President, Global Sales & Strategy. In this role I lead marketing, sales, services, and strategic new business globally for the Zygo/Navitar business.Prior to Ametek, I spent 4 years at Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), where I was last VP Marketing for Danaher\'s Life Sciences Innovations Group. I also served as VP Digital Customer Experience and Virtual Sales for Cepheid, a Danaher Operating Company. Prior to Danaher, I worked for 6 years with Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) where my last two roles were as Vice President of Marketing for a $2B region (China), based in Shanghai China; and a $1.4B global division (Electron Microscopy, Spectroscopy), headquartered in Hillsboro OR with major operations in Bordeaux, France and Eindhoven, Netherlands. In addition to my executive operating roles, I have also spent over 8 years in management consulting and portfolio management, leading strategy, M&A, turnarounds and digital transformations for PE, VC and corporate clients. The first half of my career was spent primarily in the high-tech and supply chain/logistics industries, working in software product/program management, business development, and operations.I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese and comfortable operating in multi-cultural, diverse environments.INDUSTRY EXPERIENCELife Sciences – Software & High Tech – Industrial – Consumer Products – Consulting – Logistics & TransportSPECIALTIESP & L Responsibility – Stakeholder Management – Organizational Transformation – Change Management – Cross-Functional Leadership –Strategic Planning – Sales – Marketing – E Business – Digital Marketing – Operations – Supply Chain – Capital Financing – M&A Due Diligence – Technology Transfer – Systems Integration – Government Affairs

Experience

1. Vice President, Global Sales and Strategy

   AMETEK

   Jul 2024 — Present

   AMETEK (NYSE: AME) is a global provider of industrial technology solutions with market cap of $44B. Leading Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Strategic New Business for Ametek\'s Zygo / Navitar business, which specializes in design, development, engineering and manufacturing of high precision optics, market-leading metrology instruments, as well as customized and fully integrated optical imaging systems, cameras, components and software.

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Marketing & Technology Industry Management

• Colgate University

  BA, Economics