Chief Executive Officer & Director, Pitney Bowes
Search every verified Lance Rosenzweig interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lance Rosenzweig, CEO of Pitney Bowes, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on January 17, 2025, to mark the company's 75th IPO anniversary. In an interview that day, he described the company as "incredibly resilient" and said that when he joined the prior year it was "to implement a turnaround plan." He stated that the company had executed strategic initiatives that had "a really great impact on the business, on our profitability and on our prospects." Rosenzweig highlighted growth in the company's Centech shipping business and its presort business, and said that in 2025 the company is increasingly applying package optimization technology to the B2C market. He also noted that the company is using AI to save costs and improve client performance, calling it "a very valuable tool." In a September 2018 interview on CNBC's Mad Money, then-CEO Marc Lautenbach discussed the company's transformation from a mail-metering business into a logistics and technology company. He said the company had "moved the weighted average growth of the portfolio" from negative to positive and described the acquisition of Newgistics as a way to address e-commerce returns. Lautenbach stated that the company's core mail business had "regulatory barriers to entry" that sustained cash flow, and that the company was positioning itself to "take the complexity out of shipping" through software-as-a-service applications.
“It's the 75th anniversary of Pitney Bowes's IPO and very few companies have made it that long. Very proud to be representing the company.”
“When I joined the company last year, it was really to implement a turnaround plan. We were able to take the company through a series of strategic initiatives that had a really great impact on the business, on our profitability and on our prospects.”
“Our Centech business has really grown tremendously in its shipping area with really exciting new technologies, and our presort business has evolved and has been consistently growing as well.”
“One of the exciting ones is in our shipping world: the ability for companies to optimize their packages and to pick the best carrier, the best costs, the quickest delivery, and to manage all of that within a great analytic framework.”
“We have been doing that in the B2B world and in 2025 we're starting to increasingly do that in the B2C world, and the implementation of AI is obviously something Pitney Bowes is starting to implement into more of their business strategy.”
“AI helps us save cost in many areas of the company and improve performance with our clients. We think AI is a very valuable tool and exciting to be innovating with.”
“Our clients include over 90% of the Fortune 500 and over half a million companies around the world.”
“We do have a large footprint and in several areas of the company we're seeing some really nice growth and expansion.”
“We are working on a long endurance 24 hours UAV that is solar and air powered with over 100 km range and an 8 km ceiling, designed for ISR and pseudo satellite functions to support security needs in Nigeria.”
“Nigeria has the capacity and vision to host advanced technology ventures like ours, but infrastructural support such as reliable electricity and fast internet is critical for success.”
“Policy is killing innovation in Nigeria; despite the federal government offering tax holidays for AI businesses, there is little real support, and regulatory and governance issues are a major challenge.”
“We have developed Africa's first humanoid robot, which has even sat on a panel at the ITU UN program, showcasing African innovation in robotics and AI.”
“We focus on deep tech and emerging technologies, integrating AI as an enabler and bedrock for most future technologies, including robotics and drones.”
“Getting quality talent in Nigeria is challenging because we cannot compete with global remuneration, but we attract engineers by giving them purpose and involving them in a meaningful vision.”
“I struggle with the low tolerance for integrity and meritocracy in Nigeria; I am too straightforward and integrity-conscious, which sometimes makes it difficult to navigate the political landscape.”
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