Endevco Appoints Peter Leonhardt to New Position as Director of Technical Marketing
May 6, 2008
Endevco Corporation, the leader in sensing solutions for demanding vibration, shock and pressure applications, has announced the appointment of Peter Leonhardt to the newly created position of Director, Technical Marketing.
Leonhardt brings deep expertise in advanced sensing solutions in general as well as Endevco technology specifically, having worked at Endevco in positions including Senior Project Engineer for some 24 years until 2003. During his tenure at Endevco, he was responsible for the design and commercialization of some of the company's most significant legacy products including the model 12M2 Picochip accelerometer; model 25A miniature accelerometer; model 65A triaxial accelerometer; and models 61A, 63A, 7221A and 7701M series products.
Returning to Endevco in his new role, Leonhardt assumes a key responsibility for interpreting and communicating the "voice of the customer" within the Endevco marketing, product development and engineering departments. He will serve as a vital resource across all products and applications to help ensure that Endevco sensing solutions are focused on priority customer and market needs while delivering the highest levels of quality and reliability.
Leonhardt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from California State University, Fullerton.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Pete back to Endevco," said Alan Manara, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "His appointment further strengthens an aggressive effort to assemble the best talent in the industry for developing and delivering the world's finest sensing solutions for our customers around the world."
Endevco, a Meggitt group company, is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock and pressure measurement. The company's comprehensive line of piezoelectric, piezoresistive, ISOTRON® and variable capacitance accelerometers is used to ensure accurate and reliable measurement in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, test and measurement, medical, and energy. Additional products include pressure transducers, microphones, electronic instruments and calibration systems. Founded in 1947 with headquarters in San Juan Capistrano, CA, Endevco supports its customers with a global network of manufacturing and research facilities, sales offices and applications engineers. www.endevco.com
Meggitt PLC, headquartered in the UK, is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialist extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in aerospace, defense and electronic industries. www.meggitt.com
For further information, contact:
ENDEVCO
Yeni Hoo, Marketing Communications Supervisor
949-493-8181 x242
yeni.hoo@meggitt.com
Dave Holscher
Vice President
KCOMM
3812 Hemingway Ave.
Irvine, CA 92606
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dave@kcomm.com
dave@kanatsiz.com
www.kcomm.com
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Business Marketing Association
Southern California Chapter
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