Data I/O Announces the Appointment of Bob Li as President of Data I/O China.Business Editors REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003 Data I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output (R) Corporation (Nasdaq:DAIO DAIO Direkt-Anlage in Österreich (Austrian Discount Broker) DAIO Defense Agencies-Indianapolis Operations ) today announced the appointment of Robert C. M. Li, Ph.D. as President of Data I/O China effective November 1, 2003. "The geographic center of electronics manufacturing in the world has shifted to Asia and particularly China, where Data I/O has many opportunities for growth," said Fred Hume, President and 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. , Data I/O Corporation Data I/O Corporation NASDAQ:DAIO (commonly known as "Data I/O") is a manufacturer of programming and automated device handling systems for programmable integrated circuits. . "I'm delighted that we have been able to recruit such a capable leader for our operations in this important country. Bob has been a good friend of Data I/O over the past few years, working with us in the transformation of the company. He understands our business model very well, has worked closely with the key managers in the company, and is fully prepared to contribute from the very first day of his employment. We could not have found a better leader for our great team in China." Dr. Li grew up in China and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese as well as English. He obtained his Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received his Masters and Ph.D. at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Bob spent several years in academia where he taught at Brooklyn Polytechnic and later worked at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. In 1977, Dr. Li joined Tektronix Inc. where he managed the Electronic Systems Laboratory and later became Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Precision Interconnect in Portland, OR. Since 1993, Dr. Li has been Principal of Virtus Consulting providing general management and mentoring in high technology companies. Data I/O China has offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. About Data I/O Corporation. Celebrating over 30 years of innovative leadership in the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing customers. The Company, which is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DAIO), is headquartered in Redmond, Wash., and has sales and service offices worldwide. The Company's worldwide web address is http://www.dataio.com. |
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