Candela promtes Jay Caplan to vice president of manufacturing.WAYLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1996-- Candela Corp Candela Laser Corporation (NASDAQ: CLZR) is an American laser company that develops and sells medical lasers for cosmetic use located in Wayland, Massachusetts. History Candela Laser Corporation was founded in 1970. . (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 :CLZR) today announced the promotion of Jay D. Caplan to vice president of manufacturing, with responsibility for manufacturing, materials and MIS operations and directing the comapany's key quality and 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 initiatives. Caplan has served as acting V.P. of manufacturing since 1995 and has streamlined Candela's new product development process and significantly increased productivity and quality in Candela's 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. . Caplan has over ten years of management experience, both domestically and internationally, in the areas of engineering, finance, marketing, new business development and manufaturing. He joined Candela candela (kăndĕ`lə), in weights and measures: see candle. A unit of measurement of the intensity of light. Part of the SI system of measurement, one candela (cd) is the monochromatic radiation of 540THz with a radiant intensity in 1988 as a marketing planning associate, subsequently serving as manager of financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and analysis, international controller, Retina product director and senior director of corporate planning and new business development. Commenting on Caplan's new assignment, Gerard E. Puorro, the comapany's president and chief executive officer, said, "Jay brings to this position a unique combination of expertise in the areas of business, marketing and technology, gained during an excellent eight-year track record at Candela. As demand for our advanced technology products continues to grow, Jay's expertise will prove increasingly valuable." Prior to Candela, Caplan completed a graduate fellowship at the Office of the Comptroller of the U.S. Air Force and was a senior member of the programming staff at Xerox Corp. for over three years. A Belmont resident, Caplan received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, and his M.B.A. in corporate policy and management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . Candela Corp. develops, manufactures and distributes innovative clinical solutions that enable physicians, surgeons and personal care practitioners to treat selected cosmetic and medical problems using lasers, cyrosurgery and other proven technologies. In addition, the company is applying its capabilities and experience with skin care and related problems to develop a network of company- owned skin care centers and spas. Founded near Boston in 1970 as Candela Laser Corp., Candela markets and services its products in over 40 countries from offices in the United States, Europe and the Far East. For more information about Candela, visit the company's web site at http://www.clzr.com . CONTACT: Candela Corp. Jane Smith, 508/358-7400 x247 or Stuart Pearlman & Co. Stuart Pearlman, 212/370-4940 |
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