OLATHE, Kan., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elecsys Corporation , announced today that Robert O'Conor will be joining the Company as Executive Vice President of Business Development for its DCI, Inc. subsidiary at the end of this month. Mr. O'Conor is currently the Global Sales Leader for GE Energy Filtration Products. The business, a provider of custom process management equipment serving industrial customers worldwide, began in Kansas City as BHA Group and was acquired by General Electric in 2004. Mr. O'Conor held various engineering and sales positions with the organization over the last 23 years. Since 1996, Mr. O'Conor managed global business development efforts and drove annual sales to over $200 million. Mr. O'Conor holds a bachelor's degree in business technology from Pennsylvania State University.
Karl B. Gemperli, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "During his time with BHA and GE Energy, Rob was responsible for meeting sales and margin goals and led that organization through double-digit annual growth. His business development expertise and focus on a value-based sales approach for custom engineered solutions make Rob an ideal fit for DCI's operating model of forming long-term customer partnerships by providing premium products and unsurpassed service. His broad experience building high-performance sales teams will be invaluable as we expand our business and market penetration. We look forward to Rob joining the DCI team as we accelerate through our next phase of growth."
Phil Schoettlin, DCI's former Vice President of Sales, left the Company on May 13th, 2008.
Elecsys Corporation operates three wholly owned subsidiaries, DCI, Inc., NTG, Inc., and Radix Corporation. DCI provides electronic design and manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace, transportation, communications, safety, security and other industrial product industries. DCI has specialized expertise and capabilities to integrate custom electronic assemblies with a variety of innovative display and interface technologies. NTG designs, markets, and provides remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil pipeline industry as well as other industries that require remote monitoring. Radix develops, designs and markets ultra-rugged handheld computers, peripherals and portable printers. The markets served by its products include utilities, transportation logistics, traffic and parking enforcement, route accounting/deliveries, and inspection and maintenance. For more information, visit our website at http://www.elecsyscorp.com/.
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