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Thousand Oaks, CA (October 24, 2008) --- SMITHS Group plc has appointed Ralph L. Phillips President of Smiths Interconnect effective 28 August, 2008. Ralph, who had been acting president since May, has been appointed following a search process that included external and internal candidates.
Smiths Interconnect designs and manufactures specialized electronic and radio frequency products primarily for the global wireless telecommunications, aerospace and defence markets. It is headquartered in the US with approximately 3,100 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, China, Costa Rica and Mexico.
Smiths Interconnect is expanding geographically and broadening its technology offering. As part of this strategy, it recently acquired Shanghai-based Allrizon and Brisbane-based Triasx Pty Ltd. that design and manufacture radio frequency filters and related products.
Philip Bowman, Chief Executive, Smiths Group said: “Smiths Interconnect has good opportunities for growth. I am delighted to appoint Ralph to this role and wish him every success in taking the business to the next stage of its development.”
“There are good opportunities for Smiths Interconnect to grow organically – particularly in developing markets – and scope exists to improve the portfolio and extend its geographic reach through bolt-on acquisitions, reports Ralph Philips. “We anticipate military communications to be an area of continued investment by governments and the further roll-out of wireless networks is expected with the highest growth in developing markets”.
Ralph Phillips has broad experience in the aerospace and defense markets and previously led Smiths Interconnect’s microwave sub-systems technology group. He joined Smiths Interconnect when Thousand Oaks-based TECOM Industries – which designs and manufactures antennas and related systems – was acquired by Smiths in 2004. Prior to joining TECOM in November 2001, he spent the previous 19 years with Northrop Grumman, Litton Industries and Teledyne Systems in increasingly senior positions in engineering, program management, business development, and general management.
Ralph has a BSc in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a range of qualifications in finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and in management from the Harvard Business School. He lives with his wife and three children in Oak Park, California.
Smiths Interconnect
Smiths Interconnect designs and manufactures specialized electronic and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical systems for the global wireless telecommunications, aerospace, defense, space and medical markets.
Customers
Smiths Interconnect supplies to multiple levels of the supply chain and its blue chip customers include primes and service providers, OEMs and system suppliers, and sub-system manufacturers. Among the largest customers are Raytheon, Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, AAI/Textron, Northrop Grumman, Ericsson, Motorola, Sprint Nextel, ZTE, GE Medical and Alstom.
Smiths Group
Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange. A world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies, Smiths Group delivers products and services for the threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components markets worldwide. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive.
In August 2008, Smiths Group disbanded its Specialty Engineering division creating five divisions–Smiths Detection, John Crane, Smiths Medical, Smiths Interconnect and Flex Tek – that serve a diverse range of global customers including governments and their agencies, petrochemical companies, hospitals, telecommunications companies and manufacturers in a variety of sectors around the world.
Smiths Group employs more than 20,000 people in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com |
