The PMT Group, Inc., parent company of Moore Tool, Moore Nanotechnology Systems and Producto Corporation, has announced that Mark Boomgarden has been appointed President and CEO of Moore Tool and Moore Nanotechnology Systems. Len Chaloux, the Co-founder and President / CEO of Moore Nanotechnology Systems, will be stepping down and serve as President Emeritus through the end of calendar year 2018, at which time he will retire.
Newman Marsilius III, CEO of the PMT Group, commented, "I am very excited to have Mark on board as the President and CEO. He brings a wealth of knowledge and executive leadership experience, which will help advance our company to the next level of business growth." He continued, "I would also like to personally thank Len for his early vision, dedication and leadership over the last 20+ years in making Moore Nanotechnology the innovative market leader that it is today."
Len Chaloux, President and CEO of Moore Nanotechnology, stated, "After two decades of leading and growing Nanotech's organization from its formation in 1997 to the renowned global brand that it is today, I have decided that now is the right time for me to retire and transition the company's leadership to Mark. His experience in custom and consumer optical markets, which includes years of working with Nanotech's equipment, made Mark my first recommendation as my successor. I look forward to working with Mark during this transition."
"I am honored to take over as the President and CEO of Moore Nanotechnology and Moore Tool," said Mark Boomgarden. "The products, technologies and employees assembled by Len and Newman are truly world class, and I am excited to continue building on our strong market position and global footprint." He continued, "My focus will be to continue providing quality and innovation to our customers, as well as leading and executing our new and existing business strategies."
Boomgarden has 20+ years of business and technology leadership experience including manufactured products, licensing of intellectual property, large-scale R&D and new company formation. He has held key executive leadership positions in both private and public companies, with expertise in business development, operations, engineering and supply chain - domestically and internationally.
Most recently, Boomgarden was co-founder, corporate vice president and vice president of operations at Akoustis, a technology company that designed, developed and manufactured single-crystal RF filters for the mobile phone industry. Prior to Akoustis, he served as vice president and general manager of the wafer-level optics organization at Tessera Technologies, Inc., along with vice president of its Wafer Level Camera business. Prior to Tessera, Boomgarden held numerous operations and engineering leadership positions at Digital Optics Corporation and Alcatel. Boomgarden is a veteran of the United States Navy.
For more information contact:
Moore Nanotechnology Systems
230 Old Homestead Hwy.
Swanzey, NH 03446
603-352-3030
www.nanotechsys.com
Moore Tool Company, Inc.
800 Union Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06607
203-366-3224
www.mooretool.com