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Cymat Announces Appointment of New President and Chief Operating Officer
Cymat Announces Appointment of New President and Chief Operating Officer
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Sep. 9, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- \n\nTR.cnwUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTR.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTR.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\nTD.cnwUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTD.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTD.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\n\n\n >\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - Cymat Technologies Ltd. (TSX: CYM) today announced the appointment of David Fowler as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. He will be replacing Tim Hardman who currently holds that position.\nDavid brings to Cymat extensive executive leadership experience with particular expertise in technical foam products with long sales cycles. In his previous position as Group Vice President of Woodbridge Foam Corporation - a privately-held, multi-national auto parts company - David was part of the company's Executive Committee and directly responsible for the company's largest division with numerous plants in 11 countries. Prior to this position, David worked for many years in both product and business development gaining extensive experience in converting technical innovations into profitable and growing businesses. David has a mechanical engineering degree from Waterloo and holds an MBA from Rotman.\n"I am very excited about the opportunity to lead Cymat's commercialization efforts and to position it for significant growth" said David Fowler, Cymat's new President and COO.\n"We are pleased to have attracted a person of David's experience and accomplishments to Cymat at this critical point in our development." said Michael Liik, CEO and Chairman of Cymat. He went on to say that " Having commercialized many new technical products and created successful businesses around the world, David is well equipped to deal with the challenges of driving sales and realizing the full potential of SmartMetal in Cymat's key defense and automotive verticals."\nThe Company would like to thank Tim Hardman for his considerable efforts and accomplishments during his tenure at Cymat. Tim will be staying on for a period of time to ensure that a seamless and effective transition is achieved - particularly with Cymat's key defense customers a...