Private company

Gerber Scientific

American manufacturing technology conglomerate

Gerber Scientific Inc., is a manufacturing company headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut. It supplies software and hardware systems for apparel and technical textiles, sign-making and specialty graphics, composites, and packaging applications. Gerber Scientific had been owned by Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based global private equity firm from 2011 to 2021.³ It was founded by Joseph Gerber.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

IndustrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC¹
HeadquartersTolland¹
Websitewww.gerbertechnology.com
Legal formlimited liability company¹
Incorporated inCT⁵
Business address83 Gerber Rd West, South Windsor, Ct 06074⁵
LEI5493008PV286TD9VF614⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)⁴
Registered addressC/O C T Corporation System, 06103 Hartford, United States⁴

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The story

Founded by Joseph Gerber.¹

Leadership

Who has led Gerber Scientific, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

Bernard J. Demko2006

2010201520202025

FounderJoseph Gerber¹
Chief executive officerMichael R. Elia Aug 22, 2011 to Aug 22, 2011⁸
Chief executive officerMarc T. Giles Jun 29, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011⁹
PresidentRodney W. Larson May 2, 2006 to Jun 27, 2007¹⁰
PresidentMarc T. Giles Jun 29, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011⁹
Chief financial officerMichael R. Elia Apr 17, 2008 to Aug 24, 2011¹¹
Chief financial officerJay Zager Aug 7, 2006 to Dec 7, 2006¹²
Chief operating officerBernard J. Demko Jul 21, 2006 to Jul 21, 2006¹³

Board members and other officers (22)

SVP, Global HRPatricia L. Burmahl Apr 21, 2010 to Aug 24, 2011¹⁴
Senior Vice President, OpsJoseph R. Mele Jan 3, 2008 to Jan 4, 2010¹⁵
VP, President Gerber CoburnAlex Incera Sep 29, 2008 to Dec 3, 2010¹⁶
Vice President, Project MgmtJohn Dow Henderson Feb 23, 2007 to Jul 17, 2008¹⁷
SVP, President SpandexRodney W. Larson Dec 4, 2007 to Aug 24, 2011¹⁸
Vice President, ControllerJohn J. Krawczynski Mar 23, 2006 to Dec 3, 2009¹⁹
SVP, President GSPGregory A. Wolf Jul 21, 2006 to Dec 4, 2007²⁰
Senior Vice President GSI, GSOBernard J. Demko Jul 24, 2006 to Jul 11, 2007²¹
Vice PresidentJay D. Wickliff Aug 29, 2006 to Mar 11, 2009²²
Interim Managing Dir SpandexStephen Lovass Aug 31, 2006 to Dec 3, 2010²³
SVPJames S. Arthurs Dec 7, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011²⁴
SVP, Gen Counsel, Sec'yWilliam Grickis V. Jr. Dec 7, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011²⁵
Board memberJames A. Mitarotonda Jun 15, 2010 to Aug 24, 2011²⁶
Board memberA. Robert Towbin Jan 4, 2006 to Oct 1, 2007²⁷
Board memberDonald P. Aiken Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011²⁸
Board memberEdward G. Jepsen Jan 4, 2006 to Oct 4, 2010²⁹
Board memberJohn R. Lord Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011³⁰
Board memberMark Carole F. St Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011³¹
Board memberRandall Ledford Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011³²
Board memberWilliam Jerry Vereen Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011³³
Board memberMarc T. Giles Jun 29, 2006 to Aug 24, 2011⁹
General counselWilliam Grickis V. Jr. Oct 11, 2006 to Oct 11, 2006³⁴

Products and brands

Gerber Scientific, Inc. is divided into five businesses:

Gerber Technology provides hardware and software to manufacture with CAD software and computer-controlled cutting systems.

Gerber Innovations manufactures automated cutting hardware.

Virtek Vision International creates carbon fiber composite and sheet metal parts.

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Gerber's Yunique Solutions makes product lifecycle management software.

Gerber Scientific Products manufactures computerized sign making and specialty graphics software, materials, and accessories for sign shops and graphics (for example, t-shirts with logos).

From Wikipedia’s article on Gerber Scientific, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁶

Timeline

Aug 22, 2011New chief executive Michael R. Elia becomes CEO⁸
Jun 29, 2006New chief executive Marc T. Giles becomes CEO⁹

SEC filer profile

How Gerber Scientific is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARGERBER SCIENTIFIC INC²
CIK0000041133
Employer ID (EIN)06-0640743²
Incorporated inConnecticut²
Fiscal year endsApril 30²
Industry code (SIC)3559 Special Industry Machinery, NEC²
Business address83 Gerber Rd West, South Windsor, CT 06074²
Mailing address83 Gerber Road West, South Windsor, CT 06074²
Phone8606441551²
On EDGAR sinceFeb 9, 1994²
Filings956 in all: 4 (497), 8-K (125), SC 13G/A (71), 10-Q (49), SC 13G (30), SC 13D/A (23), 4/A (20), 3 (19)²
All 38 form types
DEF 14A (16), 10-K (14), S-8 POS (12), DEFA14A (11), S-8 (11), 11-K (9), ARS (6), UPLOAD (5), 10-K405 (3), 8-K/A (3), CORRESP (3), NT 11-K (3), PRE 14A (3), SC 13D (3), 15-15D (2), 5/A (2), EFFECT (2), NT 10-K (2), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B3 (1), 5 (1), DEFM14A (1), DEFR14A (1), NT 10-Q (1), POS AM (1), PREM14A (1), S-3 (1), S-3/A (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Jun 29, 2011
Quarterly report (10-Q) Mar 7, 2011
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Aug 19, 2010
Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 24, 2011

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataGerber Scientific on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARGerber Scientific filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaGerber Scientific on Wikipedia
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GLEIFGerber Scientific LEI record (5493008PV286TD9VF614)
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SEC EDGARGerber Scientific filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaGerber Scientific on Wikipedia (revision used)
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Wikimedia CommonsGerber Scientific photo by Hannes Grobe/AWI, CC BY-SA 4.0
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SEC EDGARMichael R. Elia, Chief executive officer
9
SEC EDGARMarc T. Giles, Chief executive officer
10
SEC EDGARRodney W. Larson, President
11
SEC EDGARMichael R. Elia, Chief financial officer
12
SEC EDGARJay Zager, Chief financial officer
13
SEC EDGARBernard J. Demko, Chief operating officer
14
SEC EDGARPatricia L. Burmahl, SVP, Global HR
15
SEC EDGARJoseph R. Mele, Senior Vice President, Ops
16
SEC EDGARAlex Incera, VP, President Gerber Coburn
17
SEC EDGARJohn Dow Henderson, Vice President, Project Mgmt
18
SEC EDGARRodney W. Larson, SVP, President Spandex
19
SEC EDGARJohn J. Krawczynski, Vice President, Controller
20
SEC EDGARGregory A. Wolf, SVP, President GSP
21
SEC EDGARBernard J. Demko, Senior Vice President GSI, GSO
22
SEC EDGARJay D. Wickliff, Vice President
23
SEC EDGARStephen Lovass, Interim Managing Dir Spandex
24
SEC EDGARJames S. Arthurs, SVP
25
SEC EDGARWilliam Grickis V. Jr., SVP, Gen Counsel, Sec'y
26
SEC EDGARJames A. Mitarotonda, Board member
27
SEC EDGARA. Robert Towbin, Board member
28
SEC EDGARDonald P. Aiken, Board member
29
SEC EDGAREdward G. Jepsen, Board member
30
SEC EDGARJohn R. Lord, Board member
31
SEC EDGARMark Carole F. St, Board member
32
SEC EDGARRandall Ledford, Board member
33
SEC EDGARWilliam Jerry Vereen, Board member
34
SEC EDGARWilliam Grickis V. Jr., General counsel