Elecsys Corporation Appoints New President at Radix Subsidiary
June 23 2008 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
OLATHE, Kan., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elecsys Corporation
(AMEX:ASY), announced today the appointment of Dave Wakefield as
the new president of the Company's Radix Corporation subsidiary.
Mr. Wakefield originally joined Radix in November 2007 and has been
serving as Vice President of International Business Development
since then. Prior to joining Radix, Mr. Wakefield was a partner for
six years at Sustained Advantage, Inc., a business development
consulting firm based in Lenexa, Kansas. Earlier, Mr. Wakefield
spent 24 years in various business development and operations
management roles at i-Factor, BCC and the Southland Corporation.
Mr. Wakefield holds a bachelor's degree from the University of
Kansas. Karl B. Gemperli, Elecsys' Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "Dave's background in both business development and
operations management makes him the ideal candidate to lead Radix
into the future. His broad experience in domestic and international
sales, coupled with his proven skills in business development, will
help propel Radix into its next phase of growth. The leadership and
initiative Dave has demonstrated over the past eight months have
generated significant new opportunities for expansion. We continue
to be confident in the growth potential at Radix and I look forward
to working with Dave in his new role during this exciting period."
Jim Benson, the former president of Radix, will work closely with
Mr. Wakefield during the transition and serve as a technology and
market consultant for Radix in the future. About Elecsys
Corporation Elecsys Corporation operates three wholly owned
subsidiaries, DCI, Inc., NTG, Inc., and Radix Corporation. DCI
provides electronic design and manufacturing services for original
equipment manufacturers in the aerospace, transportation,
communications, safety, security and other industrial product
industries. DCI has specialized expertise and capabilities to
integrate custom electronic assemblies with a variety of innovative
display and interface technologies. NTG designs, markets, and
provides remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil pipeline
industry as well as other industries that require remote
monitoring. Radix develops, designs and markets ultra-rugged
handheld computers, peripherals and portable printers. The markets
served by its products include utilities, transportation logistics,
traffic and parking enforcement, route accounting/deliveries, and
inspection and maintenance. For more information, visit
http://www.elecsyscorp.com/. Safe-Harbor Statement The discussions
set forth in this press release may contain forward- looking
comments based on current expectations that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking comments.
The difference could be caused by a number of factors, including,
but not limited to the factors and conditions that are described in
Elecsys Corporation's SEC filings, including the Form 10-KSB for
the year ended April 30, 2007. The reader is cautioned that Elecsys
Corporation does not have a policy of updating or revising
forward-looking statements and thus he or she should not assume
that silence by management of Elecsys Corporation over time means
that actual events are bearing out as estimated in such
forward-looking statements. Contact: Todd A. Daniels (913)
647-0158, Phone (913) 647-0132, Fax DATASOURCE: Elecsys Corporation
CONTACT: Todd A. Daniels of Elecsys Corporation, +1-913-647-0158,
fax, +1-913-647-0132, Web site: http://www.elecsyscorp.com/
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