EPIC Adds Program Managers; New Scale, Velo3D Name VPs: People in the News: 02/09/22 | Business | Feb 2022

GÖTTINGEN, Germany, Feb. 9, 2022 — Laser optics producer INNOVAVENT GmbH named Sebastian Geburt managing director. Geburt has been with the firm since 2013 and beforehand served as head of R&D. Geburt will manage the administration transition alongside Denis Bolshukhin, government vice chairman head of producing and operations, and Hans-Juergen Kahlert, founder and managing director.

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From left, Denis Bolshukhin, Sebastian Geburt, and Hans-Juergen Kahlert. Courtesy of INNOVAVENT GmbH.

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VICTOR, N.Y. — New Scale Technologies promoted Qin Xu to vice chairman of engineering. Xu joined the firm’s engineering group in 2005 and is the main inventor of its UTAF piezoelectric micro motor, in addition to a contributor on quite a few patents for New Scale’s piezoelectric motors and miniature movement techniques. Xu has greater than 20 years of expertise in electromechanical techniques engineering and engineering administration.  

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Qin Xu, vice chairman of engineering for New Scale Technologies. Courtesy of New Scale Technologies. 

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PARIS — The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) appointed Ivan Nikitski and Jérémy Picot-Clémente to roles that help the technical wants of the consortium’s rising membership, in addition to EU-funded initiatives. Nikitski and Picot-Clémente began with the consortium in January as photonics applied sciences program managers.

CAMPBELL, Calif. — Additive manufacturing expertise firm Velo3D named James Shih vice chairman of provide chain administration. Prior to becoming a member of Velo3D, Shih served as director of provide chain administration at Bloom Energy. He additionally labored at Logitech’s and Foxconn’s manufacturing amenities in supply-chain, program administration, and enterprise development-related roles.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — MicroCare, a producer of chemical compounds and instruments for important cleansing, appointed Manuel Gonzalez its jap Mexico regional gross sales supervisor. Gonzalez has greater than 20 years of expertise in the gross sales of electronics and telecommunications options for corporations together with Telecable. He most not too long ago served in the function of district supervisor for Vision Engineering.