Torben Gronning Appointed to New Advantest America Post
Santa Clara, Calif.-Advantest America has appointed Torben Gronning to the newly created post of director of administration, reporting to president and CEO Nick Konidaris. Based at the company's Santa Clara headquarters, Gronning will oversee IT, legal and human resource functions, and will also provide guidance to finance and sales administration. Gronning is a native of Denmark, where he was most recently president and CEO of DELTA, a microelectronics consulting and service organization. He holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Denmark. [advantest.com] Paul W. Smith Joins Carsem;Based in Scotts Valley Office Scotts Valley, Calif.-Paul W. Smith has joined Ipoh, Malaysia-based packaging foundry Carsem as marketing director, based at the company's Northern California office. Smith joined Carsem from ASAT Inc., Fremont, Calif., where he was executive vice president of worldwide marketing and e-business. [psmith@carsem.com] Quad Systems Promotes Farragher to European GM
Willow Grove, Pa.-Quad Systems Corp. has promoted Stephen L. Farragher to general manager and director of Quad Europe Ltd. (QEL), from European sales manager, stationed at High Wycombe, U.K. Farragher joined QEL in 1997 as sales manager for Northern Europe. He earned a higher national diploma in electronics engineering and business studies from Leeds University, Yorkshire, England. [quad-sys.com] |
