SEO Announces New Management Team.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2000 Schwartz Electro-Optics (SEO (Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Optimizer) See search engine optimization. ), Inc. announced today a new management team and a new member to its board of directors, 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. recently elected Chairman Darrell Kelley. Kelley, a SEO board member since 1998 who currently serves as president of the Economic Development Commission of Mid Florida, replaces founder Bill Schwartz as Chairman. James M. Sellers Colonel James M. Sellers (1895-1990) was a highly decorated Marine in World War I, and served as Commandant, Superintendent and President of Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 1920 to 1990. , an SEO board member since 1998, has agreed to serve as interim 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. of the corporation. Jeff Saunders, formerly SEO's Orlando general manager, was named President of SEO's Orlando operations. Additionally, Pat Schwartz, community leader and wife of SEO founder Dr. Bill Schwartz who died July 23, was elected to the board of directors. SEO, a privately-held company headquartered in Orlando, is recognized worldwide as a designer and manufacturer of military and commercial lasers and advanced laser systems. "While we are all saddened by Bill Schwartz' death, we are determined to continue with the implementation of his vision for SEO. It is our intention to continue to grow SEO's financially secure core business while executing Bill's strategy of acquiring companies that provide SEO with the technology and intellectual property to build on our success as a premier provider of laser-based systems and software," Kelley stated. During the past year, SEO acquired Applied Optronics, a New Jersey manufacturer of laser diodes, which are a key ingredient in the cost-effective production of laser systems. SEO also formed GigaNet Technologies, which is developing critical technology for the world's telecommunications infrastructure. The SEO family of companies also includes Photera Technologies, a San Diego-based subsidiary exploring new markets for tunable microlasers used in fibre optic and microwave systems, and Q-Peak, a Boston subsidiary focused on government laser applications research and the development of advanced laser systems in a variety of commercial markets. SEO's Orlando division includes research, engineering, and production operations with strong competitive positions in laser weapon simulation, traffic management, precision farming laser systems in addition to a number of cutting edge government research projects. Senior management background: Darrell Kelley, board chairman, retired from Sprint Corporation after completing nearly 40 years in the telecommunications industry including president of Southern Operations, is currently serving as the president of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida. Kelley's vast experience in the management of large corporations combined with his telecommunications background and industry relationships throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , will provide the leadership required to successfully continue SEO's growth. James M. Sellers, III, President and CEO will be responsible for the corporate strategy, business planning and oversight of SEO's operating divisions and subsidiaries. Sellers brings a strong background in general management, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , marketing, and sales. His career includes senior management positions with Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Federal Express, and the Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. . Sellers earned an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. . Jeffrey Saunders, President of Orlando Operations, joined SEO in 1998 as vice president of Business Development. In this capacity, he was responsible for sales, marketing and strategic planning of SEO's weapon simulation, traffic management and precision farming sensors as well as government research. Prior to joining SEO, Saunders was a director of business development for Airport Systems International, Inc. (ASII) of Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a satellite city of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. . Before ASII, Saunders held various program management and engineering positions with Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. in Melbourne, Florida. Pat Schwartz has served the Orlando government and community for over 30 years. Schwartz is a member of a number of civic, financial and healthcare boards including Lochaven Savings and Loan savings and loan n. a banking and lending institution, chartered either by a state or the Federal government. Savings and loans only make loans secured by real property from deposits, upon which they pay interest slightly higher than that paid by most banks. and Rollins College. Schwartz was also one of Orlando's first female City Commissioners, serving for two terms. "Bill Schwartz had developed and begun to implement a far-reaching strategy to grow SEO's business, building on its core strengths to enter new markets for laser-based technology. While his vision and leadership cannot be replaced, we have a healthy core business and a deep and talented management team in place that can continue to grow this business exactly as Bill would have wished us to," commented Kelley. Founded in 1984, Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. is recognized worldwide as a leader and innovator in solid state laser technology. SEO designs, manufactures and markets laser systems, components and other peripheral equipment for use in the military, commercial and telecommunication markets. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.081500/bb10 |
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