Attleboro Executive to Chair Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

BOSTON -- Thomas Wroe, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Sensata Technologies, Inc. based in Attleboro, the former Sensors & Controls business of Texas Instruments, is expected to be elected the 47th Chairman of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.), at the association's 91st Annual Meeting on Friday, May 12 at the Westin Hotel, Waltham.

Established in 1915, A.I.M. is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan association of Massachusetts employers with more than 7,600 members who collectively employ more than 675,000 employees. A.I.M.'s mission is to promote the well-being of its members and their employees and the prosperity of the Commonwealth by improving the economic climate of Massachusetts; proactively advocating fair and equitable public policy; and providing relevant, reliable information and excellent services.

An engineering graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Wroe joined Texas Instruments in 1972 as a manufacturing engineer. During his career at Texas Instruments (TI), he held a variety of management assignments in operations, engineering, marketing and business development. Wroe was named President of Materials & Controls in 1995, and as Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments in 1998. The business within TI was renamed Sensors & Controls in 2000, and was purchased from TI by Bain Capital in April of 2006.

Sensata Technologies is a billion dollar business that provides leaders in the global automotive, appliance, aircraft, and industrial HVAC markets with sensing and protection solutions. Headquartered in Attleboro, with additional manufacturing and technology development centers located in Brazil, China, Holland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Mexico, Sensata Technologies has sales offices around the world. Worldwide, Sensata employs 5,400 people including 3,700 in the Americas, 1,350 in Asia and 300 in Europe. The company was founded 90 years ago as the General Plate Company in Attleboro and merged with TI in 1959.

In addition to serving as a Director of A.I.M., Wroe is a member of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and serves as a Trustee of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. In addition he is a member of the Board of Advisors to Boston College's Carroll School of Management, and a Director of Cape Cod Health Care. He served as Chairman of the Board of the United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton and as the 1997 General Campaign Chairman.

Tom and his wife Candice, who teaches in Massachusetts, have two sons, Justin and Evan.

Commenting on Wroe's forthcoming election as Chairman, Richard Lord, A.I.M.'s President and CEO said, "We are delighted that Tom has taken on the added responsibility to serve as Chairman of A.I.M. Under Tom's leadership, A.I.M. will continue to strive and expand its mission to serve as a strong advocate for and resource to the Commonwealth's employer community."

Four New Executives to be Elected Directors of A.I.M.

In addition to the election of Wroe as Chairman, four new directors are expected to be elected to A.I.M.'s Board of Directors, including Edward Farley, Vice President and Counsel, State Street Corporation, Boston; Brian E. Hodgett, Director-Community and Government Relations, The Procter & Gamble Company, Gillette Business Unit, Boston; Ted MacLean, General Manger-Northeast District, Microsoft Corporation, Waltham; and Joseph T. O'Leary, Jr., Regional Executive-Corporate Banking, Sovereign Bank, Boston.

Local Companies to be Honored at A.I.M.'s Annual Meeting

In addition to the election of officers and directors at A.I.M.'s 91st Annual Meeting and Luncheon, the agenda for the session also includes a distinguished panel discussing social, economic, and technological issues and other ingredients that may be required to foster and enhance the state's economic future; a luncheon address, "Leadership in a Flat World," by James Champy, best-selling author and Chairman of Perot Systems' Consulting Practice; and presentations of the 9th Annual Gould Education and Workforce Development Award to IBM, and the 11th International Trade Achievement Awards to BTU International, Liberty Mutual Group, and ACCION International. A complete agenda for the annual meeting and luncheon can be found at the association's Web site www.aimnet.org.