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(July 22, 2008) WEYMOUTH, U.K. DEK International appointed Michael Brianda to the position of company president, with immediate effect. Previously serving as global sales & marketing director, Brianda has been with DEK for 12 years.
Brianda's new responsibilities will include keeping customers up-to-date with the latest platform technologies and services, while also concentrating on developing talent within the organization. Reporting to parent company Dover Electronic Technologies executive VP John Hartner, Brianda will apply the global management skills deployed in previous roles at DEK to develop the positive growth of the business for its global customer-base operating in surface mount, semiconductor, and photovoltaic industries.
With a technical degree in electronics and a commercial background, Brianda joined DEK in 1996, where he began his career as sales manager for Germany. He then moved into the position of GM, where he assumed additional responsibilities for DEK's distributed and engineered products network. Commercial and technical ownership for Europe then followed. In 2007, Brianda took control of global sales and marketing, a role in which he saw DEK's market share exceed 45%.
For more information, visit www.dek.com.
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