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Phil Damiano
President, DYMO
 
Phil Damiano is President of DYMO and leads the Company in its mission to become the recognized leader in innovative solutions that help people organize their world. Mr. Damiano is responsible for worldwide operations and management of DYMO. He joined DYMO through Esselte’s acquisition of CoStar Corporation in 1998 and stayed on as President following Newell Rubbermaid’s acquisition of DYMO from Esselte in 2005. Upon graduation from Boston College in 1978, Mr. Damiano became a consultant with Index System based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was responsible for designing and developing securities accounting systems for large financial institutions.

In 1980, he moved to New York City to become Vice President of Enterprise Technology Corporation. In 1981, Mr. Damiano co-founded Kensington Microware, a leading global manufacturer of computer accessories. Kensington was sold to ACCO World Corporation in April 1986, where he remained until 1989.

In 1989 he co-founded CoStar with his long time business partner Andrew Newmark, who currently serves as Senior Vice President – Business Development of DYMO. In 2000, Mr. Damiano was promoted to President of DYMO, responsible for the global division, and in July 2002 was elected to serve on the Esselte Leadership Team.

Mr. Damiano received a B.S. in Computer Sciences from Boston College in 1978.