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Mike Clancy to spearhead Vinculum growth at FTDI
Following the launch of Future Technology Devices International's (FTDI) new Vinculum VNC2 device, the company has appointed Mike Clancy as their Vice President of Sales & Marketing. In this role he will have overall responsible for FTDI's global sales and marketing operations.
congatec AG appoints Axel Petrak to Executive Board
congatec AG announces the appointment of Axel Petrak to the Executive Board where he will be representing Sales and Marketing with immediate effect. Petrak has served as Manager Sales & Business Development for congatec since September 2009 while simultaneously acting as Director EMEA for the LINUX Foundation. He has 25 years of international sales and marketing experience and most recently held various senior management positions at Intel Deutschland GmbH.
AEG Power Solutions Appoints Stuart Priest to new role as UK Channel Manager
AEG Power Solutions has announced the appointment of Stuart Priest to the new role of UK Channel Manager. This is the latest in a number of strategic appointments made by the company to develop sales of its UPS products through channel partnerships.
TDI Appoints new General Manager
TDI, part of the Oxford Instruments Group, announces the appointment of Neil Wester as General Manager. His key responsibility will be to oversee both product and process developments at TDI's Silver Spring, Maryland, USA facility. With a Masters degree in Material Science and Engineering, Neil has extensive R&D and product development experience with key players in the Integrated-circuit, Solar, and Optoelectronic material and device industries, including TDI's focus area of HB LED.
Agilent Technologies Appoints Rick Burdsall as Chief Infrastructure Officer
Agilent Technologies has announced the appointment of Rick Burdsall to the newly created position of chief infrastructure officer. Burdsall is currently Agilent's vice president and chief information officer.
STMicroelectronics Names New Executive Vice-President to Optimize Staff Functions and Resources
STMicroelectronics announced today that Tjerk Hooghiemstra joined the Company on February 1, 2010, taking on the new responsibility of Executive Vice-President, Chief Administrative Officer. In this role, Hooghiemstra reports to the President and CEO of ST, Carlo Bozotti.
Maxwell Technologies Announces Senior Management Appointments
Maxwell Technologies has expanded the scope of Vice President Michael Liedtke's responsibilities to include business development, market intelligence and strategic planning, appointed Van M. Andrews vice president, ultracapacitor sales and marketing and promoted Jeremy Cowperthwaite to the newly created position of vice president, ultracapacitor engineering.
HCD announces Peter Fuller as Business Development Manager
HCD, the UK contract electronics manufacturer and PCB design house has announced Peter Fuller as its Business Development Manager. Fuller, a veteran of 25 years in the UK PCB and CEM markets is tasked with helping to continue HCD's sales efforts, which have seen the company grow despite the current recession.
Agilent Technologies' Executive Vice President and CFO Adrian Dillon to Leave Company
Agilent today announced that Adrian T. Dillon will resign his position as executive vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer, effective April 1. Dillon will become chief financial and administration officer at Skype, based in Luxembourg. Skype is a provider of software that enables voice and video calls.
Scott S. Cramer Appointed by Magnetek
Magnetek announced the appointment of Scott S. Cramer as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Cramer will succeed Vice President Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary, Ms. Jolene Shellman, who is retiring from the Company.
Finder makes new appointment in Midlands
Finder has announced the appointment of Bill Killick as Area Sales Manager for the Midlands region. Killick will promote the company's market-leading range of relays and timers and rapidly expanding portfolio of lighting control and energy saving products.
AEM Technologies Holding AG expands management team
Effective 1 February, 2010, Martin Gundolf has been appointed to the new post of Vice President of Marketing at AEM Technologies Holding AG and will be responsible for the group's worldwide marketing activities. In addition to his expertise in marketing, brand management and communications, the holding will benefit from Mr. Gundolf's multi-faceted experiences from past leading positions in diverse business-to-business industries. His familiarity with the business-to-consumer world in the premium segment as well as his understanding of the group will provide valuable support to the holding in the development and maintenance of its brands.
ProVision appoints CFO to build on commercial success in wireless HD video market
ProVision Communications today announced David Newland has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). David, a former Vodafone Group Financial Controller and Managing Director for its UK Paging division, has over 20 years of experience as a Financial Director of mobile telephony and wireless networks. David spent 16 years at Vodafone, since then he has been providing consultancy services to the telecom sector.
Minicom Appoints David White VP Sales North America
Minicom Advanced Systems, a leading developer of remote access and KVM solutions for the data center, has appointed David White as Vice President of Sales for North America. In his new role, White will be in charge of all sales of Minicom's branded products.
Polar Instruments appoints new CEO
Polar Instruments has appointed Martyn Gaudion as CEO with effect from January 2010. Gaudion has held various senior roles at Polar during the last twenty years and has held the position of Polar's sales & marketing director for the past ten years.
XMOS appoints Charles Cotton as board member and interim CEO
XMOS today announced it has appointed Charles Cotton as a board member and interim Chief Executive Officer. He takes over from James Foster, who remains as an advisor to the company.
Agilent Technologies Announces New Leadership in Biological Systems Division
Agilent Technologies announced the appointments of Robert Schueren as vice president and general manager, Genomics; and John Fjeldsted, Ph.D., as general manager, Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
Garry Myatt Joins Jaltek IDMS
Widely recognised and highly regarded within the contract electronics manufacturing industry, Garry Myatt has recently joined Jaltek IDMS as Sales Director.
New executive board of directors at CIL
To support continued growth CIL (Custom Interconnect Limited), the Andover-based electronics manufacturing service provider and LED design and engineering company, has appointed a new board of executive directors.
Real Intent Welcomes Professor Masahiro Fujita as Technical Advisor
Real Intent, Inc., the innovator in automating the intelligence of formal technologies for electronic design verification, announced today that Professor Masahiro Fujita from University of Tokyo will serve as technical advisor for Real Intent.
Paul Rolls Joins IDT As Senior Vice President Of Worldwide Sales And Marketing
"Paul will be an extraordinary asset to the IDT team as we continue to provide our customers with analog-intensive, mixed-signal system solutions for communications, computing and consumer applications," said Dr. Ted Tewksbury, president and CEO of IDT. "His distinguished track record in international sales and marketing — specialising in analog, mixed-signal and power management components — makes him exceptionally qualified to drive sales of IDT's rapidly growing new product portfolio."
Powerstax CEO dons the Tartan for Haiti!
Tim Worley, CEO of Powerstax plc, the Farnborough based power solutions specialists, marked Burns' Night and his Scottish ancestry by spending a day at the office in full highland regalia to raise money for the disaster in Haiti.
congatec AG appoints Christian Eder as Sales and Marketing Manager EMEA
congatec AG has announced that Christian Eder (43) will be taking on the position of Sales Manager EMEA with immediate effect, as well as continuing to function as Marketing Manager. Christian Eder is one of the 13 former Jumptec employees who founded the company in 2005. Since then he has been responsible for congatec AG's worldwide marketing.
Intense Ltd. Announces New Executive Appointments
Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced that Berthold Schmidt has been appointed CEO of the company. Scott Christie, former CEO, has stepped up to become Executive Chairman of the Board. Schmidt, in his new role as CEO, has promoted Kevin Laughlin to Chief Commercial Officer, widening Laughlin's current remit to take global responsibility for all business development, sales, and marketing activity.
Altium names Roger Shen regional CEO of Greater China
Altium has appointed Roger Shen as the regional CEO of Altium's business across Greater China. At the same time, the company has raised the status of the business from being a sales region to a regional business.
Wavesat Names Anil Barot as New Vice President – Business Development
Wavesat Inc. today announced that Anil Barot has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Mr. Barot will oversee sales and marketing efforts with 4G service providers, end user device manufacturers and channel partners around the globe and will work closely with Wavesat's engineering and product development teams.
New European Sales Manager for Teknek
Douglas Gray has been promoted to the position of European Sales Manager at Teknek, the global leader in yield improvement technology.
National Instruments Appoints Senior Vice President of Research and Development
National Instruments today announced the appointment of Phil Hester to the position of senior vice president of R&D. Hester brings 30 years of technology industry knowledge and technical expertise to NI.
New Ops Director for Oxley
Oxley Developments is pleased to welcome a new Board member, Steve Wood, as Operations Director.
Antenova Appoints Dr. Devis Iellici as Director of Research and Development
Antenova Ltd, the integrated antenna and RF solutions company, announced the appointment of Dr. Devis Iellici as Director of Research and Development. In his new role, Dr. Iellici will have responsibility of the research and development (R&D) activities of Antenova's antennas and RF solutions as well as the management of the engineering teams.
6WIND Adds Industry Veteran Charlie Ashton as Vice President of Marketing and US Business Development
6WIND today announced the appointment of Charlie Ashton as Vice President of Marketing and United States Business Development. With the addition of Ashton to guide global marketing and US business development efforts, 6WIND is expanding its leadership team as part of continued investments that have resulted in significant business growth during 2009, despite the challenging economic conditions worldwide.
Tom Manley Joins Dragonwave’s Board Of Directors
DragonWave Inc is pleased to announce that Tom Manley is joining the company's Board of Directors as a non-executive director, effective today.
New Managing Director for Elma China
Elma Electronic AG has assigned Mr. Steven Wei He as the new Managing Director of Elma Electronic (China) Co. Ltd. domiciled in Shanghai.
Movidius appoints semiconductor executive Gary Johnson to board
Movidius today announced that it has appointed Gary Johnson as non-executive member of the board of directors. Johnson brings over 20 years of experience from leading positions in several high profile technology companies and his appointment is the latest demonstration of confidence in the strength of Movidius' company and technology.
Dragonwave Appoints Vice President Investor Relations
DragonWave Inc. a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today announced that John Lawlor has joined the company as Vice President, Investor Relations. John brings a rich background to this new position at DragonWave, gained through 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in progressively more senior management positions in investor relations, R&D, marketing, sales, and customer service.
Movidius strengthens management team with two senior executive appointments
Movidius today announced that it has appointed two new senior executives to its management team. John Bourke and Barry Jones have assumed the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Software Engineering respectively. The two industry veterans will play critical roles in delivering Movidius' mobile video processing technology to the company's global customer base.
Cypress Envirosystems Names Energy Industry Veteran Thomas R. McDaniel to Board of Directors
Cypress Envirosystems, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp, today announced that it has appointed electric power industry veteran Thomas R. McDaniel to its board of directors. McDaniel recently retired from Edison International after 37 years of service.
Link Microtek strengthens sales team with appointment of Barry Duffy
RF and microwave component specialist Link Microtek has strengthened its sales team by appointing Barry Duffy to the position of sales engineer for the southern region. The move comes after the recent expansion of the company's product portfolio through its collaboration with French and German suppliers.
Barix Appoints Fabrizio Campanale as Engineering Manager
Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, has hired Fabrizio Campanale as Engineering Manager. Campanale will work out of the company's headquarters in Zurich, leading and managing the development team and its operations to ensure proper and efficient planning and execution of all engineering projects.
NXP Strengthens Management Team
NXP Semiconductors today announced the extension of its management team with the appointments of Kurt Sievers as general manager for the automotive business and Frans Scheper as general manager for the standard products business. Both executives will report directly to President and CEO Rick Clemmer. The positions will enable NXP to further deliver on its strategy of building leadership in High Performance Mixed Signal (HPMS) technology, while maintaining a strong standard products business.
