Feb 06, 2001 The Interconnection Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced that Jerry Siegmund has accepted the position as ITRI CEO. Siegmund, who served as a senior marketing executive for Circuit-Wise Inc. before his retirement in 1997, has been active in the electronics industry since 1959. He was named to the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame in 1997.
"Jerry is a perfect addition to the ITRI team," said Dick Pinto, Chairman of the ITRI Board of Directors. "His leadership and knowledge of the industry are the exact components needed for this position."
Siegmund, who started as ITRI CEO on February 5, 2001, has more than 20 years experience with MacDermid Inc. Siegmund also started and owned his own company, which sold imported PWB equipment from Germany and Switzerland in the U.S.
For more information on Siegmund, contact ITRI Chief Technical Officer Jack Fisher at 512-833-9930.
ITRI is a non-profit, industry-led consortium sponsored by IPC for collaboration among the electronic interconnection industry, government and academia. Its purpose isto enhance the global competitiveness of the North American electronics interconnection industry by enabling collaboration among its members to accelerate development and application of revolutionary and evolutionary technology.
IPC is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,700 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $44 billion US industry employing more than 400,000 people.
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