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SMTA Recognizes Celestica for Technology Leadership
SMTA Recognizes Celestica for Technology Leadership.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCompany Presented with Three Awards at SMTA International Conference in\n\n\nOrlando\n\n\nTORONTO, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global\nprovider of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today\nannounced it has been honoured with three prestigious awards from the Surface\nMount Technology Association (SMTA), a network of professionals who build\nskills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic\nassembly techniques. Presented at the SMTA International conference in\nOrlando, Florida, the awards recognize Celestica's technology leadership and\ncontribution to the SMTA's technical education and collaboration initiatives.\n\n\nAt a keynote luncheon today, Celestica was presented with the SMTA+\nCorporate Partnership Award in recognition of its support of the association's\nglobal technical and certification programs. In the SMTA's history, Celestica\nis the only company to have won the award twice.\n\n\n"Celestica has shown support of the organization in so many ways," said\nJoAnn Stromberg, Administrator of the SMTA. "By continually encouraging its\nleading engineers to share their technology research at our technical programs\naround the world, Celestica truly personifies SMTA's belief in sharing the\nknowledge."\n\n\n"I'd like to thank the SMTA for this award and for providing our\nengineers with such a high-quality forum in which to share their research with\nthe technical community," said John Sloan, Vice President, Corporate\nOperational Excellence and Engineering upon his acceptance of the award. "The\nquality and talent of our engineers is a great source of pride for Celestica.\nBy researching evolving technologies and working to overcome the associated\ntechnical challenges, they make a significant contribution to the advancement\nof technology in the electronics industry."\n\n\nJeff Kennedy, an Engineering Principal with Celestica, was also\nrecognized, accepting the prestigious Founders Award for his exceptional\ncontributions to the industry and the years of support and service he has\nprovided to the SMTA. Since joining the SMTA in 1988, Jeff has been a driving\nforce in the association's Upper Midwest Chapter and has been involved in\nnational SMTA conferences as a speaker, chair and co-chair. He also launched\nand...