WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions, announced today the appointment of Ron Keating as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ben Stas as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

WALTHAM，Mass。，2023年10月24日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-专注于提供创新的市场驱动光子解决方案的领先工业技术制造商ExcelitasTechnologies®Corp.今天宣布任命Ron Keating为其新的首席执行官（首席执行官）和Ben Stas担任首席财务官（CFO）。

Mr. Keating and Mr. Stas succeed former CEO David Nislick and former CFO Jim Rao who have announced their retirements. “Nearly 20 years ago, I joined Excelitas, the past 13 of which I had the privilege of serving as its CEO,” said David Nislick. “I am most proud of the culture Jim Rao and I have built, the thousands of employees across the globe who have joined our community and the significant value we have created with the entire Excelitas team for our shareholders.” “Jim and I are both committed to ensuring a smooth transition and have committed time to support new leadership,” added Nislick, who will remain on the Excelitas Board of Directors as an Independent Director.

Keating先生和Stas先生接替前首席执行官David Nislick和前CFO Jim Rao，他们已宣布退休。David Nislick说：“近20年前，我加入了Excelitas，过去13年我有幸担任首席执行官。”。“我对Jim Rao和我建立的文化感到非常自豪，全球成千上万的员工加入了我们的社区，并为整个Excelitas团队为我们的股东创造了重要价值。”Nislick补充说：“吉姆和我都致力于确保平稳过渡，并承诺时间支持新领导层，谁将作为独立董事留在Excelitas董事会。

“Our Board of Directors would like to thank David Nislick and Jim Rao for their steadfast leadership. Over the last 13 years, David and Jim have built Excelitas into a leading industrial technology company,” said Vinay Kumar, board member and partner of AEA Investors. “We have known Ron Keating and Ben Stas for over a decade and believe they can accelerate the success of Excelitas as it enters a new phase.” Ron Keating served the past nine years as President and Chief Executive Officer at Evoqua Water Technologies, which he took public in 2017.

“我们的董事会要感谢David Nislick和Jim Rao的坚定领导。在过去的13年中，David和Jim已经成为一家领先的工业技术公司，”AEA董事会成员和合作伙伴Vinay Kumar说。投资者。“我们已经认识Ron Keating和Ben Stas十多年了，相信他们可以加速Excelitas进入新阶段的成功。”Ron Keating在过去九年中担任Evoqua Water Technologies的总裁兼首席执行官，他于2017年上市。

This past year, he successfully led the sale of Evoqua to Xylem. Ben Stas served alongside Ron Keating at Evoqua as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The two also worked closely together at Kennametal.

去年，他成功地将Evoqua销售到木质部。Ben Stas与Evoqua的Ron Keating一起担任执行副总裁，首席财务官和财务主管。两者还在Kennametal紧密合作。