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SMTA Next Gen 10 Emerging Leaders Announced

Oct 01, 2025

The SMTA is proud to announce the Next Gen 10 award recipients for 2025. The program recognizes young leaders who demonstrate outstanding success in their careers and contributions to the electronics manufacturing industry.

This year, the recipients of the Next Gen 10 award are:

  • Josh Archer, ZESTRON Corporation

  • Kevin Brennan, Indium Corporation

  • Jordan Carroll, Indium Corporation

  • Hannah Cason-Ricouard, L3 Harris

  • Maya Chiesa, Lockheed Martin

  • Rocco Corbisiero, GE Aviation

  • Louis Diamond, Honeywell FM&T

  • Akhil Kumar, Intel Corporation

  • Steven Mui, Fabrinet West

  • Vishnu Reddy, Intel Corporation

Winners will be recognized and receive their awards during a ceremony on October 22, 2025 at SMTA International in Rosemont, IL, USA.

View details at the website: https://smta.org/page/nextgen10

Please contact Saniya Pilgaonkar, saniya@smta.org or +1-952-920-7682, with questions.


SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in Electronics Manufacturing (EM), including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.

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