Gavin DeFreese

Gavin DeFreese is the Director of Marketing at Azbil North America in Phoenix Arizona, a global affiliate of Azbil Corporation, a 115-year old Japanese company focused on “human-centered automation”. After joining Azbil and advancing through outside sales and business development roles, he relocated to Phoenix to focus on digital marketing, eCommerce, B2B, and sales operations. For the past several years Gavin has been leading the digital transformation (DX) of the entire North American business model. Focusing on aligning the people, platforms, data, and technology across multiple business units to create a positive culture of growth and long-term profitability for today’s digital business environment. A military veteran who enjoys ultrarunning in his free time, Gavin received his B.S. from the University of Montevallo and his MBA from Louisiana State University.