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NEMI Names Dover Technologies’ John Pomeroy
Chairman of the Board
Group Also Recognizes Founders as it
Marks Organization’s Fifth Year
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BINGHAMTON, NY — September 12, 2000 — The National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI) today announced the appointment of John Pomeroy as chairman of its board of directors. Pomeroy, president and CEO of Dover Technologies and a founding director of NEMI, succeeds David Lando of Lucent Technologies to become the consortium’s third chairman.
"It is with complete confidence that I pass the reins to John," says Lando, engineering and environmental technologies vice president for Lucent Technologies and chairman of NEMI since 1998. "John has been actively involved with NEMI since its formation, and he brings to the table a wealth of experience in the electronics industry. He is an unfailing champion of NEMI, and I believe he will be a strong leader as the consortium continues to grow and evolve."
Pomeroy has served as president and CEO of Dover Technologies (Binghamton, NY), a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV), since 1987. Prior to that, he was president of Universal Instruments, a Dover Technologies company. His 35-year career includes general management, sales, marketing and product management for companies producing automated electronics production equipment, electronic components and machine tools.
Pomeroy is a former director of the American Electronics Association and has been active in a number of industry and academic organizations, currently serving on the Binghamton University Engineering Advisory Committee. He is a former director of HADCO Corporation and currently sits on the board of Adept Technology, Inc. Pomeroy has a BSEE from Purdue University.
"NEMI’s role is to bring together electronics manufacturers with their suppliers in a tightly integrated way so these companies, which are often competitors, can cooperatively identify issues and problems and develop common solutions that will allow them to become more nimble and more competitive in the global marketplace" says Pomeroy. "Today, North America is an exciting place to manufacture electronics. We play a leading role in a number of areas, especially in the high-growth communications markets. I firmly believe NEMI has helped create that success and that we continue to have an important role in maintaining and improving the region’s competitive standing."
Also today, NEMI named two new directors to its board, both of whom are replacing individuals from their respective companies who are retiring. Bill Beckenbaugh, senior vice president of engineering and process technology for Sanmina Corporation (formerly HADCO Corporation) replaces Andy Lietz; and Jim Fahey, senior director for Shipley Microelectronics, replaces Ed Reardon.
Founder Recognition
In other activities, NEMI’s board of directors honored the consortium’s founders at a dinner last night in Binghamton, NY. Currently celebrating its fifth anniversary as a formal organization, NEMI was originally created through the convergence of industry and government efforts to recapture American leadership in electronics manufacturing (see History of NEMI).
The founders were: Mauro Walker, formerly senior vice president and director of manufacturing for Motorola, Inc. (now retired) and the first chairman of NEMI’s board of directors; Lance Glasser, formerly director of the Electronics Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and now general manager, RAPID Division of KLA-Tencor Corporation; Mark Bregman, formerly general manager, pervasive computing, for IBM and currently CEO of AirMedia; Andy Lietz, former CEO of HADCO Corporation (now retired); John Pomeroy; Joe Rice, an operations manager for Delphi Electronics; and Dick Tarbox, formerly vice president, manufacturing R&D, for Lucent Technologies (now retired).
"NEMI’s roadmapping and infrastructure implementation programs have clearly contributed to the success of North American electronics manufacturing," says Glasser. "As NEMI marks its fifth year, it is the vital industry-lead public-private partnership to which we had aspired when the consortium was formed. I congratulate the members of NEMI on their outstanding success."
"Our founders recognized an industry need and responded with a solution · NEMI · which has successfully served not only its members, but the industry as a whole," says Jim McElroy, executive director and CEO of NEMI. "While our mission remains focused on global leadership of the North American electronics supply chain, our tactics have evolved to reflect changes in industry needs. For example, we have expanded our focus to address issues of supply chain management and efficient business practices. In addition, as the marketplace becomes increasingly global, we are coordinating with other regions in order to ensure truly global solutions."
About NEMI
The National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative’s mission is to facilitate long-term North American leadership in electronics. The industry-led consortium is made up of more than 50 electronics equipment manufacturers, suppliers, associations, government agencies and universities.
NEMI roadmaps the needs of the North American electronics industry, identifies gaps in the technology infrastructure, establishes implementation projects to eliminate these gaps, and stimulates standards activities to speed the introduction of new technologies. The consortium also works with government, universities and other funding agencies to set priorities for future industry needs and R&D initiatives.
For further information:
Cynthia Williams
cwilliams@nemi.org
phone: 207-871-1260