Kaydara has announced the appointment of Jan Oosterwaal as chief operating officer. Oosterwaal brings over 25 years of business and management experience to Kaydara. Over the course of his career, he has held top-level management positions at Nortel Networks, Domtar, and most recently, founder, president and CEO of Exeltherm Inc. In these previous management roles, Jan has successfully enhanced the value of his business ventures through team-building and customer focus. In his new post at Kaydara, Oosterwaal will aim to drive company growth and expansion, streamline company procedures and provide managerial leadership to help Kaydara achieve its goal of becoming the leader in tool development for mixed-media production. "Kaydara is a profitable company with a clear vision and the products to back it up," Oosterwaal said. "Every day, we help our customers save money and increase productivity in their creative endeavors. I look forward to building on this foundation and executing a strategy that will leverage our existing technology platform, while challenging our employees and creating value for our customers and shareholders."