David Jorgensen co-founded Katun Corporation in 1979 with nearly two decades of technology and business experience behind him. He had gained technical and entrepreneurial insight working with The Boeing Company, Stanford Research Institute, Computer Synectics, and Dataquest Inc.
In establishing Katun, David Jorgensen focused on providing office equipment dealers with OEM-performance toner and photo-imaging parts and supplies at substantial discounts from traditional OEM prices. The company quickly gained traction beyond the American market by acquiring the European copier supplies and parts distributor Bedford International. Initially establishing a French sales presence to complement its UK distribution center, Katun subsequently developed corporate facilities in Germany and the Netherlands. By the late 1980s, the firm served a global customer base in over 100 international markets.
In the late 1990s, Katun expanded its operations throughout the world. Shortly after opening a major distribution facility in Singapore, the company launched subsidiaries in Brazil, Australia, Uruguay, and Argentina. The company also pioneered a Internet sales base. Offering online ordering from the mid-1990s, Katun launched an online catalogue in 1999.
David Jorgensen took the position of Chairman of Katun in 2000, overseeing the strategic acquisitions of fax product supplier EBS and high-speed printer provider D&R Products. He also led Katun’s partnership with Parts Now!, a leading international presence in the computer printer parts distribution business. These efforts successfully diversified the company, enabling its transformation from an analog copier parts supplier to a digital parts-focused company. Following the of Katun Corporation in 2002, David Jorgensen shifted his activities to the charitable David & Annette Jorgensen Foundation.
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