AST Research announces senior executive changes in manufacturing and service and support operations.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1995--AST Research Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASTA) Wednesday announced changes to its worldwide manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. with the resignation of Kirby Coryell, senior vice president, worldwide manufacturing operations and an officer. The company also announced the promotion of Gary Weaver, formerly vice president, operations, Americas, to senior vice president, worldwide manufacturing operations, and an officer, replacing Coryell; and named Bob Parmelee as vice president, service and support for the Americas. Coryell resigned from AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. for personal reasons, including returning to Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern with his family to assume a senior manufacturing position at another company. "Kirby led AST's worldwide production organization through a period of growth and we will miss his contribution to our senior management team," said Safi Qureshey, AST chairman and chief executive officer. "However, we are pleased to replace Kirby with Gary Weaver, a seasoned manufacturing executive who has played a key role in turning around our Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. facility. Gary possesses the leadership ability to manage our global production activities as we move ahead with our Samsung strategic relationship. Bob will also play an important role in service and support as we satisfy the post-sale requirements of a growing installed customer base." As senior vice president, worldwide manufacturing, Weaver will be responsible for operations throughout AST's worldwide manufacturing facilities located in Texas, Ireland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. The company will be searching for a replacement to lead AST's Fort Worth production operations. Since joining the company in December 1994, Weaver has led manufacturing operations in AST's Fort Worth, Texas facility, which produces desktop and server systems for the company's customers throughout North and Latin America. He has maintained a solid focus on volume, quality, procurement and distribution, accomplished through a build-to-demand, cell-based manufacturing model, in which each cell, or "focused factory," is equipped with its own assembly, engineering, quality and planning personnel. These focused factories are similar in design to those incorporated throughout AST's other worldwide production facilities located in Europe and Asia. Weaver's management philosophy is to respect the individual and build strong team players. As a result, his teams are in a continual process of achieving higher levels of production and quality. A 20-year industry veteran, Weaver has earned a reputation for quality and achieving on-time delivery of products. He has secured certification for and worked in world-class manufacturing facilities recognized by ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. ). Prior to AST, he served as vice president of operations for Irwindale, Calif.,-based Ioptex Research Inc., a leading ophthalmic manufacturer. Other executive positions included worldwide vice president of operations at Cipher cipher: see cryptography. (1) The core algorithm used to encrypt data. A cipher transforms regular data (plaintext) into a coded set of data (ciphertext) that is not reversible without a key. Data Products and managing director for Atari Far East, where he was responsible for high-volume operations in the company's Taipei facility. Weaver earned a degree in mathematics from Augustana College with graduate work in economics at Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University, main campus at Carbondale; state supported; coeducational; est. 1869, opened 1874 as a normal school, renamed 1947. It has a center for archaeological investigation and a fisheries research laboratory. There is also a campus at Edwardsville. . In his new role as vice president, service and support for the Americas, Parmelee will be responsible for the entire post-sales support for AST's top quality products throughout North and Latin America. This includes warranty and post-warranty service, on-site service, and technical assistance and support for AST's resellers, retailers and consumers. Parmelee will also serve as vice president, supply/demand management, a position he has held since October 1994. He joined the company as vice president, supply chain management, in July, 1994. A 25-year industry veteran with a string of successes at Western Digital, Digital Equipment Corp. and Motorola, Parmelee will leverage his supply/demand management skills within AST's service and support activities, including just-in-time logistics (JIT JIT - dynamic translation ) and total quality management (TQM (Total Quality Management) An organizational undertaking to improve the quality of manufacturing and service. It focuses on obtaining continuous feedback for making improvements and refining existing processes over the long term. See ISO 9000. ). Parmelee holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University New Mexico State University, at Las Cruces; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1889 as a college. It became New Mexico State Univ. of Engineering, Agriculture, and Science in 1958 and adopted its present name in 1960. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Texas. Corporate Background AST Research Inc., a member of the Fortune 500 list of America's largest industrial and service companies, is one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers. The $2.468 billion company develops a broad spectrum of desktop, mobile and server PC products that are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. AST systems meet a wide range of customer needs, ranging from corporate business applications to advanced home and home office use. Corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, Calif. 92619-7005. Telephone 714/727-4141 or 800/ 876-4278. Fax: 714/727-9355. CONTACT: Emory Epperson (media) 714/727-7958 or Misty Ohmart (analysts) 714/727-7728 |
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