Seasoned executive to lead SPEC Sensors/KWJ
Engineering units
IRVINE,
Calif., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlink
Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINK), a world-leading trusted
technology partner in the rapidly advancing world of human-machine
interface devices, sensors, membrane switches and other
cutting-edge technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment
of Dr. Sreeni Rao, PhD, as General
Manager of the company's Gas, Environmental and Air Quality Sensing
Division, consisting of the SPEC Sensors and KWJ Engineering
operations that the company acquired in December 2022.
Dr. Rao has over 25 years' of technical and business leadership
experience in sensors, semiconductors and printed circuits with
premier technology companies. He served most recently as Head of
Gas and Environmental Sensors and Senior Director of Strategic
Marketing for TDK Inc. since 2017. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President, Marketing and Product Management, for Qualtré, a MEMS
motion sensor start-up acquired by Panasonic, and as General
Manager, Integrated Linear Products, for Analog Devices, Inc. He
has also led the MEMS and Miniaturized Gas Sensing Standards Task
Force for SEMI, the global industry association that unites the
entire microelectronics manufacturing and design supply chain. Dr.
Rao brings both high-level technical and business management
expertise to Interlink, with a PhD in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of California,
Irvine, and an Executive MBA from Northeastern University.
"Sreeni's wide range of scientific and executive skills,
including technical product development, product management,
strategic marketing and general management, will be an invaluable
resource as we expand our business in gas, environmental and air
quality sensing," said Steven N.
Bronson, Interlink's CEO and Chairman. "We believe this area
has tremendous potential for growth and we are committed to
investing the necessary resources."
"I am thrilled to join the team at Interlink Electronics, a
company with great leadership and vision," said Dr. Rao. "The
company has a strong business model, and I look forward to working
with the engineering and business teams at SPEC and KWJ to develop
new markets for their cutting-edge environmental sensing
technologies."
About Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Interlink Electronics is a world-leading trusted technology
partner in the rapidly advancing world of human-machine interface
(HMI) devices, sensors, membrane switches and other cutting-edge
technologies. In addition to standard product offerings, Interlink
utilizes its expertise in materials science, manufacturing,
firmware, and software to produce in-house system solutions for
custom applications. For 38 years, Interlink has led the printed
electronics industry to commercialize its patented Force Sensing
Resistor® technology. It has supplied some of the world's top
electronics manufacturers with intuitive sensor and interface
technologies. It also has a proven track record of supplying
technological solutions for mission-critical applications in a
diverse range of markets - including medical, automotive, consumer
electronics, telecommunications, and industrial control - providing
standard and custom-designed sensors that give engineers the
flexibility and functionality they seek in today's sophisticated
electronic devices.
Recent acquisitions have expanded the Company's portfolio of
products and services into new areas. SPEC Sensors and KWJ
Engineering, purchased in December
2022, offer industry-leading design and manufacture of
electrochemical gas-sensing technology for industry, community,
health and home, providing custom solutions, advanced sensors,
innovative products and unique services with uses in fields such as
carbon monoxide and ozone detection and air quality
monitoring. Calman Technology Limited, acquired in
March 2023, brings over 25 years of
experience in the design and manufacture of membrane keypads,
graphic overlays and label product, with customers in fields such
as medical devices and defense technologies and operations across
the UK and Europe.
Interlink serves an international customer base from its
headquarters in Irvine,
California, its world-class materials science lab and
R&D center in Camarillo,
California and the SPEC-KWJ advanced engineering and
manufacturing facility in Silicon Valley. They are supported by
strategic global locations covering manufacturing, distribution,
and sales support.
For more information, please visit InterlinkElectronics.com.
Company Contact
Interlink Electronics, Inc.
IR@iefsr.com
Steven N. Bronson, CEO
805-623-4184
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