K-TEK Expands Product Management Team to Handle Innovative Family of Level Measurement Instrumentation
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Prairieville, LA (April 10, 2006) - K-TEK, a leading manufacturer of
state-of-the-art instrumentation for liquid level measurement now
celebrating 30 years of manufacturing excellence, today announced the
expansion of the product management team for the company's complete line of
point and continuous level measurement products. The product management
group now includes Robert Hotard, Product Manager for Magnetostrictive and
Guided Wave Radar Products; Winston Landymore, Product Manager for
Capacitance and Vibrating Fork Products; and Ivo Radanov, Product Manager
for Laser and Ultrasonic Products. Each product manager is responsible for
managing the entire life cycle of the product line, including strategic
planning, specifying market requirements based on industry experience and
contact with customers, and tactical product launch activities.
Robert Hotard, Product Manager for Magnetostrictive and Guided Wave Radar
Products, has 14 years experience in the manufacture and marketing of level
gauges, transmitters, and switches. Prior to his work as Product Manager, he
served in a variety of manufacturing and service roles at K-TEK, overseeing
production of electronic transmitters and switches, as well as developing
new manufacturing techniques and training customers. Mr. Hotard graduated
from International Technical Institute with a specialization in Industrial
Instrumentation.
Winston Landymore, Product Manager for Capacitance and Vibrating Fork
Products, has 13 years experience in the process instrumentation field. He
has held sales and marketing positions at such companies as John H. Carter
Co. and Breard-Gardner, Inc., handling a variety of flow, level,
temperature, and pressure measurement products. Mr. Landymore has a degree
in Marketing/Advertising from Louisiana State University (LSU).
Ivo Radanov, Product Manager for Laser and Ultrasonic Products, has over 20
years experience in R&D, product development, and manufacturing of control
devices and instrumentation. Prior to K-TEK, he held several positions as
R&D Engineer (circuit design and embedded software), as well as Production
and Development Engineer at LaserM, and Factory Engineer at Legend
Performance Technology. Mr. Radanov has a BSc degree in Electronics and
Information Technology and has done graduate work in control devices and
robotics systems.
"Our product managers are the internal and external evangelists for our
level measurement products, working closely with engineering, manufacturing,
sales, and marketing," stated Kevin Hambrice, Director of Marketing and
Customer Service at K-TEK. "Their unique blend of technical skills and
market savvy provide the drive that makes our innovative products a reality.
As a result, K-TEK leads the market in innovation and customer
satisfaction."
About K-TEK
K-TEK is a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art level measurement
instrumentation for liquid detection. Founded in 1975, the company is now
celebrating 30 years of manufacturing excellence. K-TEK pioneered the KM26
magnetic level gauge with extruded outlets and continues to set the pace in
the industry with such innovations as AccuTrak, the first
Fieldbus-compatible magnetostrictive level transmitter, and SureShot, the
first low cost, all digital design laser level and distance transmitter. The
company also manufactures magnetostrictive level transmitters, guided wave
radar transmitters, RF capacitance transmitters, ultrasonic transmitters,
and a full line of point level switches, plumb bob devices, and field
controllers. K-TEK's products are used in over 250,000 installations
worldwide in such applications as chemical processing, oil and gas
production, pulp and paper processing, plastics manufacturing, mining and
construction, food and beverage manufacturing, and power generation. For
more information, see www.ktekcorp.com.
For further information, contact:
Kevin Hambrice, Director of Marketing & Customer Service
K-TEK
18321 Swamp Road, Prairieville, LA 70769 USA
+1 225.673.6100, Fax: +1 225.673.2525
Email: khambrice@ktekcorp.com, Web: www.ktekcorp.com
