
STEWART KRENTZMANStewart Krentzman is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Oki Data Americas, Inc., headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. OKI Data Americas, a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, including digital color and monochrome printers, color and monochrome multifunction products and dot matrix printers. As business printing solutions specialists, OKI Data Americas provides world-class printing technology and real-world solutions designed to help manage workflow and optimize business performance.
In his current position as President and CEO at OKI Data Americas, Mr. Krentzman is responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership for the company; results to OKI Data Corporation; and assisting in worldwide decision-making. He is profitably leading the growth of the company as OKI Data Americas maintains its leadership position in the impact printer category, holds its share in monochrome printers and fax and multifunction devices, and grows its share of the color printer category.
Mr. Krentzman joined OKI Data Americas in 1997.
During his tenure at OKI Data Americas, Mr. Krentzman also has served as Vice President and General Manager of the inkjet printer line, Senior Vice President of Marketing, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He most recently held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, in which he was responsible for overseeing sales, marketing, consumables, engineering, Latin America, and new business development.
Mr. Krentzman is a Director to the Board of OKI Data Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, of which OKI Data Americas is a subsidiary. He is also a Director of OKI Data Americas Inc., in Sunnyvale, California.
Prior to joining OKI Data Americas, Mr. Krentzman held various sales and marketing positions at Lipton, a division of Unilever N.V., including Director of Marketing/Beverages and Director of Marketing for Condiments and Snacks.
He was elected to the National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals for the Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also elected to Kipling's Who's Who in 2008. He holds a position as a member of the Computer and Communications Industry Association in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Krentzman graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ with a BA in Psychology and currently holds a seat on the university's Board of Trustees. He also earned his MA in Human Resources from the New School for Social Research in New York City.
In his spare time, Mr. Krentzman teaches graduate marketing courses at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Mr. Krentzman and his wife actively support the fight against breast cancer. They recently purchased a 1955 Fleetwood Cadillac, which they restored to become the "Twin Sister" to the single most famous car in the world, Elvis' Pink Cadillac. The Krentzman's have made this car available, in partnership with OKI Data Americas, to breast cancer organizations nationwide to aide in fundraising to find a cure for the disease that affects millions of women each year. Mr. and Mrs. Krentzman are also active supporters of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at New York Hospital in New York City.
Mr. Krentzman is married with two children.