OTTAWA, July 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), reported today that it has appointed Tony Caruso as Account Manager, Commercial and Corporate Aviation Sales. The appointment is effective immediately.
Based in Montreal, Caruso will be responsible for all sales activities with EMS SATCOM's dealers and commercial and corporate aircraft operators located throughout Canada.
"We are extremely pleased to have Tony join us," said Jean Menard, director of Commercial Sales at EMS SATCOM. "He brings deep experience in the aviation industry that will be important in our efforts to expand our services within Canada."
Caruso, a Concordia University Engineering graduate, has more than 18 years of aviation-related sales and marketing experience with companies such as PerkinElmer, Avcorp, Allied Signal and Lucas Aerospace.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,800 workers worldwide, and operates 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.
Editor's Note: Reporters can download a photo of Tony Caruso at: www.ems-t.com/EMSPressRoom/images/TonyCaruso.jpg