Ted Florence is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Avenza Systems and directs the company in coming up with innovative solutions to the problems that plague the map-makers of the 21st century.
He is a professional engineer, who spent seven years as an international executive for a major pharmaceutical company followed by two years in the toy industry before joining Avenza in 1997 as an investor and vice-president.
Ted took over the ownership and presidency of Avenza in 2000 and since has seen the company grow annually under his watch with a number of exciting and innovative products including Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop and the revolutionary PDF Maps mobile app and digital map store.
Ted is a member of the IMIA Americas Board of Directors and is also the new president of the International Board of Directors for the International Map Industry Association.