IRVINE, CA -- Toshiba Teli America Inc., the North American subsidiary of Toshiba Teli Corp., announced the appointment of Joseph Cook as vice president of sales for the Eastern territory. With more than a decade of experience in executive leadership and sales roles, Cook is well suited to contribute to the company's overall growth in the machine vision market.

"We are pleased to welcome Joe to our team, where he'll have a key role in establishing new accounts and strengthening existing customer relationships for the dynamic eastern territory of the United States," says Doug Freck, president and CEO of Toshiba Teli America Inc. "I am confident that Joe's track record of success in video technology sales will accelerate the growth of our imaging solutions."

Cook most recently served as government & enterprise sales manager with Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.