About Us

Since our establishment in 2014 as privately held technology company, Alps Innovations — MagexUSA has been at the forefront of the automated retail technology (ART) industry. Over the years, we've continually evolved and adapted to meet the ever-changing demands of our clients, establishing ourselves as an industry leader in 2018. As the Exclusive Sales, Design, & Software support for Magex SRL, our distribution of 15 patented Automated Retail Kiosk Systems spans across North America, South America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. We have collectively supported thousands of projects and make the process from kiosk selection to placement seamless. MagexUSA is highly respected in the industry, boasting a wealth of experience in design, development, and deployment.

Today, we stand as a high-growth organization, supported by strong, collaborative client relationships and a passion for innovating the Omni-Channel Retail Environment.

When customers choose MagexUSA, they not only gain a partner who understands their unique requirements but also receive a product that is the result of this deep understanding and collaboration. Our commitment to building strong customer relationships and our ability to satisfy customer requirements are reflected in the quality, customization, and innovation that our customers can expect in the automated retail kiosk systems they receive from us. We view each project as a partnership, and our customers' success is at the heart of our product offerings.

CEO  

Michael F. Rigato is an energetic entrepreneur with strong work ethic and a depth of experience in business development, strategic management, product design, and operations. Michael has built companies in the areas of franchised hotels, land developer, and home building, as well as playing a role in an 8000-unit apartment REIT like consortium and Sr. management for a kiosk company. 

His career has been marked by successful entrepreneurial endeavors that span Canada and the U.S. Since 2008 Michael has been involved with the Management team of another Automated Retail Vending machine Company and served as the V.P. of New Product Design and V.P. of Operations. He was instrumental in the redesign and launch of the DVD kiosk that landed the coveted Canadian Videotron (Quebec) contract, as well as the lead in the Intelligent Automated Retail segment of the company until his departure in 2013.

Michael’s keen sense of market opportunities and results-oriented mindset, combined with an ability to pull together and lead a strong team distinguishes him from other entrepreneurs. This drive lead Michael to start his own Automated Kiosk Company and explore new areas for Intelligent Automation. Currently, Michael is the CEO of MagexUSA Inc. and is a trusted advisor to the Board of Directors of the US apartment Consortium.

President 

Kannan Thiruvelangadu has 26 years manufacturing and management experience in the EMS industry with companies like Flextronics & Sanmina.  His high-level manufacturing & management experience includes the development of Greenfield manufacturing plants for Flextronics, doing $32 billion in operations. His international experience stretches to 5 continents and includes countries like the USA, Canada, Mexico, India, China, Brazil, Poland and Uganda. 

Kannan has always been placed in positions of great responsibility and he always delivered. Most recently Kannan sat on the Board of Directors, the Management team, and served as V.P. of Manufacturing for his previous employer in the Automated Retail Industry. He is currently the President of MagexUSA Inc.

VP Software

Arunava Dastidar has over 15 years’ experience in Enterprise software, Quality Assurance, Training, and Operations Management. Arunava has worked as a Quality Assurance Analyst at North Plains Systems, a Top 100 Digital Content Companies by E-Content Magazine. He has worked at Quark Inc. as a Software Escalation Lead, training colleagues in product knowledge for the technical services team. 

His early education and experience was in the field of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering with more than 10 years’ experience in mission critical Instrument Systems for combat jets for the Armed Forces. Most recently Arunava was the Manager for Software Quality Assurance, Support and Implementation department for his previous employer in the Automated Retail Industry. He was the Lead Q.A. & Software Operations Support for more than 300 DVD Kiosks throughout US and Canada. Arunava provided technical solutions to Business Development, Sales teams, and the CEO. He is currently the VP of Software for MagexUSA Inc.

SVP Sales and Corporate Development.

Tom Hall currently serves as SVP managing Sales and Corporate Development at MagexUSA. He oversees sales, strategy, positioning, implementation and growth of the AIR (Automated Intelligent Retail) line of Magex kiosks. 

His history of technology sales (addressing need satisfaction), his achievements in the early days of digital media sharing, and his ability to provide successful business solutions – combined with sales leadership, pushed him to the forefront of large retail business development.

He leads the overall growth and direction in strategic and retail partnerships, sales verticals and the overall sales experience. We are proud to have a leader like Tom represent MagexUSA Inc. with all our customers, be it at the Entrepreneurial level, High Brand level or with Fortune 500 companies.