Global DMS, a Lansdale, Pa.-based provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, has hired Patricia Rauch as chief operating officer (COO). In this newly created role, she will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations and management of the entire company, including system development, client services, finance, sales and marketing.
Prior to joining Global DMS, Rauch was president at Sandvik Innovations, where she managed all business aspects of a global product development company within the publishing industry. Before that, she served as the vice president and general manager of The Franklin Mint's retail division and launched a new wholesale business that included placement of the company's products in over 1,500 independent retailers.