Velo3D Names EVP of Global Sales and Business Development

Velo3D, Inc. announced Michelle Sidwell has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development to support the company's growth objectives and lead its sales and business development teams. With more than 20 years of experience in technology sales and leadership positions supporting businesses bringing transformative technologies to market, Sidwell is well positioned to help Velo3D continue its significant growth.

"We are thrilled to have Michelle join the company and are confident that her wealth of knowledge and experience will help us maintain our growth rate to become the largest in our industry based on gross sales," said Benny Buller, Velo3D co-founder and CEO. "She brings extensive experience launching new products into market, streamlining sales processes, growing revenue and working with customers to find solutions to their problems."

Prior to joining Velo3D, Sidwell was the SVP of global enterprise business at Salesloft, focusing on revenue growth and sales excellence. Salesloft provides sales teams with an AI-powered revenue workflow platform that can improve the sales process for users. She also spent nearly five years at Yext, helping the company grow revenue from $60 million to $300 million over a period when it also became a publicly traded company. She also held sales and leadership roles at Adobe, Persado and Walsworth.

"Over the course of my career, I have been fascinated by technologies that are not just changing the world, but changing the future, just like Velo3D's additive manufacturing (AM) technology is doing in some of the most innovative industries in the world," said Sidwell.

As EVP of Global Sales and Business Development, Sidwell will be responsible for leading the Velo3D sales team across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. She will also oversee the company's business development team, which works with engineers in various industries to identify opportunities where metal 3D printing can transform their manufacturing processes, connecting them with the company's network of contract manufacturers.

For more information contact:

Velo3D

511 Division St.

Campbell, CA 95008

408-610-3915

info@velo3d.com

www.velo3d.com