Fluid Imaging Technologies CEO Kent Peterson Named Business Leader of the Year
Posting Sharp Growth, Peterson Earns Award Among State's Best Executives
Yarmouth, ME: Kent Peterson, CEO of laboratory and process instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies, Yarmouth, Maine (www.FluidImaging.com) has been named the 2008 Business Leader of the Year by Mainebiz, the premier news publication covering business in Maine. At a recent banquet honoring Peterson as "the leader who stands head and shoulders above his or her peers", the annual award was presented in recognition of his global strategy and sound guidance in achieving a slate of organizational milestones. During the prior year, the company set sales records, reached profitability and sparked a growth spurt that triggered a move to new, larger corporate headquarters and the creation of several new positions in manufacturing, administration and sales to meet both backlogged and forecast demand. The company manufactures the patented FlowCAM® automated particle vision and analysis system, which the U.S. EPA, Welch's Foods, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and other companies around the world use to detect, image and evaluate particles and cells faster and with superior accuracy than with microscopy and other manual methods.
"The Mainebiz award created some satisfying moments for Chris and I [Fluid Imaging President and FlowCAM inventor Dr. Christian Sieracki] to reflect on how we grew to this point," says Peterson. "But really, it recognizes the efforts of a dedicated team of professionals and the unique capabilities of our instrumentation." Fluid Imaging Technologies was also recently named New England Region Exporter of the Year by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) for its success in developing overseas markets.
For more information, contact Lew Brown, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.;
65 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth, ME 04096; 207.846.6100.; Fax 207.846.6110; fluidimaging.com; lew@fluidimaging.com.
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Lew Brown at 207.846.6100;
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