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Cartwheel names Cate Gutowski as the CEO of their latest venture, Quantis

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Quantis, a manufacturing technology company, has appointed Cate Gutowski as CEO and board member. Gutowski has a strong track record of success and experience in driving growth. She has held key leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies including General Electric and Amazon Web Services. In her previous role as COO of Primo Water, Gutowski led the business through a cultural transformation and implemented digital investments to drive growth. Under her leadership, Primo Water saw a 17% increase in revenue and EBITDA grew from 16% to 19%. Quantis partnered with Cartwheel Startup Studio in recruiting Gutowski and formalizing the headquarters in Northwest Arkansas.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quantis, a fast-growing Industry 4.0 / 5.0 manufacturing technology company, announced that Cate Gutowski has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors.

Gutowski is a senior executive with global experience, and a strong track record of success. She specializes in driving growth, with a history of scaling top line revenue in multiple industries. Gutowski has held key leadership roles across various Fortune 100 companies including General Electric and Amazon Web Services. Most recently, Gutowski worked in the Beverage Industry as the Chief Operating Officer for Primo Water, (NYSE: PRMW), a leading provider of spring water, purified bottled water, and water dispensers in North America, Europe, and Israel. In her role, Gutowski was responsible for the go-to-market functions, including sales, marketing, product innovation and customer service, and all company operations, including five profit & loss units, and water quality, production, and distribution.

During her tenure, Gutowski led the business through a substantive cultural transformation, and championed increased digital investments in cloud services, data science, and digital marketing to drive growth. To improve the customer experience, she implemented new operating mechanisms that enabled Primo to deliver consistent improvements to their service. The improvements made to culture, technology, and service helped Primo Water to expand its business, and deliver a double digit increase in revenue of +17%. Primo Water revenues climbed from $1.9B to $2.2B - while EBITDA also grew from 16% to 19%.

Quantis partnered with Cartwheel Startup Studio in recruiting Gutowski and formalizing the headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Gutowski stated, "I am proud to take on the CEO role at Quantis, and I'm looking forward to building on the work done by Quantis and Cartwheel, as we continue to build a purpose-driven and customer obsessed organization focused on implementing our innovative technology solutions that enable the modernization and digital transformation of food & beverage companies.”

About Quantis International, Inc.:

Quantis International, Inc. (“Quantis”) serves manufacturing customers in North America, Latin America, and Europe using cutting-edge technologies in AI and machine learning, innovative edge solutions, and a cloud based, IIoT software platform. Quantis empowers customers to unlock new data and insights from existing production machines, regardless of their age or type. Quantis has a track record of enabling enterprise customers to deliver results – by reducing operating costs, decarbonizing to meet sustainability goals, and implementing cybersecurity protection solutions to keep plant operations safe and secure. Customers choose Quantis for our deep domain expertise in Food & Beverage operations, and our history of operating with speed to deliver the business outcomes that matter most. You can learn more about Quantis solutions at: www.quantis.ai and www.pocketfactory.io.

About Cartwheel Startup Studio, Inc.

Founded in 2021, Cartwheel Startup Studio is in the business of creating innovative technology businesses. With its focus on technology led retail value chain opportunities, Cartwheel calls Northwest Arkansas its home and directly seeks to magnify the region’s impact on the world. Cartwheel is opening the region to the expanding landscape of emerging technologies and leveraging the potential of the region’s retail value chain with industry leaders.

Bri Suitt

Cartwheel Startup Studio

bri@cartwheel.studio

Source: Cartwheel Startup Studio, Inc.

FAQ

Who has been appointed as the CEO of Quantis?

Cate Gutowski has been appointed as the CEO of Quantis.

What is Cate Gutowski's experience?

Cate Gutowski has global experience and a strong track record of success. She has held key leadership roles at General Electric and Amazon Web Services.

What were Cate Gutowski's achievements as the COO of Primo Water?

As the COO of Primo Water, Cate Gutowski led the business through a cultural transformation and implemented digital investments to drive growth. Primo Water saw a 17% increase in revenue and EBITDA grew from 16% to 19% under her leadership.

Who did Quantis partner with in recruiting Cate Gutowski?

Quantis partnered with Cartwheel Startup Studio in recruiting Cate Gutowski.

Where is the headquarters of Quantis located?

The headquarters of Quantis is located in Northwest Arkansas.

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