OTTAWA, Jan. 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Clark Gordon as Account Manager, Commercial Sales, Eastern USA, for EMS's SATCOM division. The appointment is effective immediately.
As a licensed private pilot and also current Vice Chairman of PAMA (the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association), Gordon brings a great depth of aviation and avionics knowledge and experience with him to EMS SATCOM. Gordon has more than 24 years of avionics technical, marketing and sales experience, most recently as Avionics sales manager for Duncan Aviation located in Battlecreek, Michigan.
"We are extremely pleased to have someone of his caliber join our sales team," said Dr. Neil Mackay, general manager and senior vice president, EMS SATCOM Division. "He is deeply involved and well-recognized in the avionics community, and will help us achieve our goal of continued growth in the commercial and corporate aerospace market."
About EMS Technologies
EMS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions to wireless and satellite markets. The Company focuses on mobile information users, and increasingly on broadband applications. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, employs approximately 1,600 people worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Montreal, Ottawa and Brazil.
The SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies, based in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. The Division is a leader in developing and supplying high-speed data communications equipment for delivering e-mail and Internet capabilities to aircraft cabins.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.emssatcom.com