Bernie Cairns Named Materials Director for CTS Interconnect Systems, Glasgow, Scotland.ELKHART, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- Bernie Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. has been named Materials Director for CTS' interconnect systems business, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an announcement today by Ian Archer, Vice President and General Manager of CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . Corporation U.K., Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Cairns will have overall responsibility for evaluating the businesses' current material/procurement activities, developing the businesses' materials strategy and ensuring effective implementation of the strategy. The CTS interconnect systems business designs and manufactures custom press-fit backplane assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies and box level electronic finished goods for communications equipment and computer equipment customers throughout the world. Mr. Cairns brings over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of supply management experience to CTS, following international career assignments in the Netherlands, USA, Ireland and the UK. He began his career at Burroughs, in 1975, as Purchasing Supervisor; and in 1979, accepted the position of Purchasing Manager A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). He progressed in increasingly important positions throughout his career at DEC including Group Manager, Electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). Commodities; Manager, Systems Division, Materials & Acquisitions; and Director, Corporate Systems Acquisition. When DEC merged with Compaq Computer in 1998, Cairns was named Planning and Procurement Manager, High Performance Systems Business, a position he held until joining CTS. Mr. Cairns' notable accomplishments in procurement and materials management included leading multi-national procurement organizations in both Europe and the USA, driving global supply chain design and development utilizing electronic communications, and the strategic outsourcing of major product lines to alliance partners. "A strong supply chain management function is essential to support the substantial growth foreseen by CTS over the next few years. Supply chain management is integral to CTS' ability to offer a complete service to communications and computer equipment OEMs. The experience that Bernie Cairns brings to this appointment will position CTS' interconnect systems business to implement effective supply management throughout its global operations," stated Archer. CTS Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTS) designs, manufactures and sells a broad line of electronic components and custom electronic assemblies for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers primarily in the communications equipment, automotive and computer equipment markets worldwide. CTS operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Scotland, Singapore, Taiwan and China. For additional information, visit our website at www.ctscorp.com. |
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