CPI, Inc. Announces New Management Appointments.Business Editors PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 The Board of Directors of CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I , Inc. today announced that its current CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bart Petrini, has decided to transition towards retirement. Petrini will remain with CPI as Vice-Chairman and retain his seat on the Board of Directors until November 2002. During that period, he will provide assistance and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to CPI's newly appointed executives. The Board wishes to thank Petrini for his contributions and dedication to CPI, and wishes him the very best in his retirement. Effective immediately, Joe Caldarelli has been appointed CEO of CPI, Inc. Caldarelli has been with CPI (and its predecessor, Varian Associates Varian Associates was a company founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first tube which could generate electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other electromagnetic equipment. Inc.), for 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. . He held a number of senior positions in Operations, Marketing, and Engineering, before being appointed General Manager of Varian Canada in 1985. In 1995, CPI was formed, and Caldarelli became President of CPI's Communications & Medical Products Division. In 2000, Caldarelli assumed the additional posts of President of CPI's Satcom Division, and also became co-COO of CPI, Inc. Bob Fickett has been appointed President and COO of CPI, Inc. Fickett was employed by Varian from 1982 until 1993. During that period, he held a variety of positions in the Engineering organization. From 1993 until 1996, Fickett was president of Altair Technologies, Inc. He rejoined CPI (formerly Varian) in 1996 in the role of Vice President of Operations. In 1998 he was appointed President of the Microwave Power Products Division of CPI. In 2000, he assumed the additional role of co-COO of CPI, Inc. CPI is a world leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of components for systems used to generate, amplify and transmit high-power/ high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals. End-use applications of these systems include the transmission and amplification of voice, data and video signals for broadcasting, internet and telecommunications; transmission of radar signals for navigation and location; transmission of false signals for electronic countermeasures Noun 1. electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum ECM ; and various other uses in the industrial, medical and scientific markets. |
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