FARO Names New SVPs to Engineering and Operations
January 22 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world market leader in
portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser tracker sales,
today announced that it promoted two of its executives -- James
West and David Morse -- to more vital positions as part of the
Company's strategic growth plans. West, most recently FARO's Laser
Division Senior VP & General Manager, was named the Senior VP
of Integrated Engineering. His top priority will be to re- align
the Company's engineering personnel, systems and process, globally
allocating the best people for the best program. His technical
acumen comes in part from his extensive engineering background --
at age 17 he was a co-op student with the GM Technical Center's
Manufacturing Staff, and also pioneered advanced manufacturing
systems using machine vision and robotics. West was also chosen for
his entrepreneurial spirit. He was a co-founder of Perceptron, a
leader in laser-based vision gauging within the automotive
industry. "We anticipate great things from Jim, and consider him
ideally suited for the position," FARO President and CEO Jay
Freeland said. "Once he excels at his new responsibilities, we plan
to transition him into the role of Chief Technology Officer." David
Morse has been named FARO's Senior VP and Managing Director for the
Americas. He will be in control of the region's entire sales,
service and manufacturing operations. Morse began his FARO career
more than a decade ago in the sales department and quickly rose
through the ranks with increasing levels of responsibility. Most
recently, he held the title of Divisional VP of Sales for the
Americas and helped lead the team to record sales growth. "Dave has
an impressive ability to think on a systems level globally, and
knows how the different aspects of our operations affect each
other," Freeland said. "We've no doubt that his impressive track
record in sales and marketing will also fortify FARO's strengths in
service and manufacturing." Both West and Morse will continue to be
based in FARO's Pennsylvania office and Florida's Headquarters,
respectively. About FARO With more than 13,000 installations and
5,700 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs,
develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices
and software used to create digital models -- or to perform
evaluations against an existing model -- for anything requiring
highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part and assembly
inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as
specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating
accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical
sites. FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically
reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various
industry-specific software packages enable users to process and
present their results quickly and more effectively. Principal
products include the world's best-selling portable measurement arm
-- the FaroArm; the world's best-selling laser tracker -- the FARO
Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner
LS; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 family of
advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO
Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory
registered. Learn more at http://www.faro.com/. DATASOURCE: FARO
Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager of FARO
Technologies, Inc., +1-407-333-9911, or Web site:
http://www.faro.com/
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