Zünd America Inc., manufacturer of multifunctional digital cutting systems and U.S. sister company of Zünd Systemtechnik, has appointed John Cote to the position of national sales manager and channel manager for the U.S. and Canada. He will be responsible for managing the Zünd America sales team and distribution channels and his key focus will be driving both direct and channel sales within the graphics market and exploiting new opportunities in non-graphics industrial segments. Cote has nearly 40 years of experience in the printing and graphics industries.