Executive team

Scott Vuchetich
Vice President & General Manager

Scott Vuchetich joined Brady Corporation in 2015, where he served as Vice President and General Manager leading the commercial functions for the Identification Solutions America’s business. Previously, he held key leadership positions in the manufacturing, industrial distribution and healthcare industries, including MRC Global, where he led marketing and strategy, and Tate & Lyle, leading their ingredient blending business based in London, England. Prior to Tate & Lyle, Scott worked for Bain & Company and APM. Scott received a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sean Souffie
Vice President, Sales

Sean Souffie joined Brady Corporation in 2018 as Vice President of Sales for Global PDC / People ID business. From 2012 to 2018, Sean served in Sales leadership roles at Teledyne Technologies. In his last position as Vice President of Sales and Marketing he created a global sales and marketing organization for their Microwave Solutions group. Prior to Teledyne, Sean started his career at W. L. Gore & Associates, where he held several positions ranging from Field Sales Engineer focused on high performance interconnects for the data communications industry, to Product Manager of worldwide marketing, engineering, and operations. In 2009, Sean transitioned to a Healthcare focus, serving as Business Leader for the Medical Electronic Products business. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Joshua Rundus
Global Director, Product Management

Joshua Rundus is a global product management executive with 25 years of experience in the office products and printing markets. Joshua joined Brady Corporation in 2018 as the Global Director of Product Management for the PDC / People ID division. Prior to this role, Joshua worked for Hewlett Packard, Inc. (HP) and Avery Dennison Office Products in the US and Europe in a variety of business management roles for ink supplies, paper and enterprise software. Joshua holds degrees in Chemistry from Brandeis University and an MBA from UCLA.

Jens Fiig
Managing Director, EMEA

Jens Fiig was appointed Managing Director, EMEA for PDC / People ID in 2013. During his career with PDC, Jens served as Sales Director, PDC Europe, beginning in 2004, and Managing Director, PDC Europe, in 2009. Jens’ strong leadership skills in sales operations and distributor networking into emerging markets have been instrumental to PDC’s EMEA growth. Jens earned his Executive MBA from Louvain School of Management and a Master’s Degree in International Business from the Aarhus Business School.

Michelle Wen
Director, Finance

Michelle Wen was appointed Finance Director for Global PDC / People ID in 2014, after nearly a decade of accomplishments working in the Brady Corporation. Prior to her current role, Michelle served as the Asia Finance Controller, Finance Manager for the Global People ID Group, Brady Medical Business, as well as Global Treasury Manager and Global Internal Audit Manager within Brady. Prior to joining Brady, Michelle was with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She received her MBA from Marquette University.

Vicente López
Director, Operations

Vicente López is the Operations Director for PDC. Vicente joined Brady Corporation in 2009 as Engineering Manager. Vicente holds an MBA degree from San Diego State University in Production and Operations Management and Lean Certification from University of Michigan. Vicente has also completed post graduate level course work in strategic planning and new product development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology, and medical device design at University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Karen Bender
Director, Human Resources

Karen Bender is Human Resources Director for Global PDC and joined Brady Corporation in 2017. Karen has over 15 years of extensive human resources experience including organization development, employee engagement, and talent acquisition and management. Prior to PDC, she spent over 10 years at Avery Dennison in various human resources roles, increasing responsibility in both manufacturing and corporate settings. Karen holds a BA in Psychology and a MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology both from DePaul University. She also holds an MBA from Purdue University.

Alex Mendes
Director, IT

Alex Mendes is IT Director for Global PDC / People ID and joined Brady Corporation in 2007. Alex has more than 29 years of IT experience in multiple roles where he has had the opportunity to improve businesses by deploying new technologies, integrating new companies, improving the quality of information systems, and developing people competencies. Prior to Brady, Alex worked at Schering Plough, Ciba-Geigy, Alcan Aluminum and others. Alex received his MBA from IBMEC University, his IT degree from FAAP University, and a Business Management degree from PUC University.