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Precision Optics Appoints Wayne Coll as Chief Financial Officer
GARDNER, Mass, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: POCI), a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced optical
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[{"type":"text","content":"GARDNER, Mass, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: POCI), a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments for the medical and defense industries, today announced the appointment of Wayne Coll as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 12, 2023. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Coll is an experienced public company CFO, including experience at publicly-held National Dentex Corporation and Micron Solutions, and privately-held Flowonix Medical Incorporated, Keystone Dental, Modern Dental Laboratory USA and Pluromed. Coll replaces Interim CFO Kevin Dahill.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Wayne is a results oriented leader and strategic minded executive who will help us efficiently plan and lead the growth of our business,\" said Dr. Joe Forkey, CEO of Precision Optics. \"Wayne has more than thirty years of experience driving business models of medical device manufacturing companies, executing strategic M&A activities and managing access to capital markets. I believe Wayne will be a strong addition to the Precision Optics executive team as we enter a new phase of growth and maturity.\"\nForkey added, \"I'd like to thank Kevin for serving as CFO during the last five months. His willingness to take on this interim role for as long as required for us to find the right permanent replacement allowed us to find the ideal candidate in Wayne to fill this role long term.\"\nColl joins Precision Optics most recently from Flowonix Medical Incorporated where he served as CFO since July 2021. Prior to Flowonix, he was CFO at Micron Solutions, a publicly traded medical devices and contract manufacturer from July 2019 to July 2021; Keystone Dental, a provider of dental implants from October 2018 to May 2019; Modern Dental Laboratory USA, a division of Modern Dental Group LTD from October 2013 to September 2018; Pluromed, a medical device company acquired by Genzyme/Sanofi, from November 2011 to September 2013; and National Dentex Corporation, a publicly traded dental laboratory where he spent nearly 20 years in a variety of finance roles including the last 4 years as CFO. Coll has a BS, BA in accounting from University of Lowell, with an MBA from University of Massachusetts – Lowell.\n\"I am glad to be joining Precision Optics at this exciting time in the company's history. With ...