ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Wireless, the Performance Leader(tm) in RF Solutions, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), announced today the appointment of Jay Clark as Director of Global Sales, with responsibility for sales worldwide for the division. He oversees a staff of 20 people, who are responsible for selling EMS Wireless's complete line of antenna, active electronics and repeater products to its customer base, which is composed of many of the leading wireless telecom carriers. Clark reports to Gerald Hickman, senior vice president and general manager, EMS Wireless.
Clark brings 18 years of wireless communications sales and sales management experience to the position. He joined EMS in May of 1998 as an account manager for the Northeast Region, in Madison, Conn. In May, 2000, he was promoted to National Sales Manager for EMS Wireless, based in Norcross, Ga., with responsibility for the division's U.S. and Canada sales regions. He held this position until August 2005, contributing to EMS Wireless's record orders and strong order inflow this year.
"Jay has an excellent rapport with our customers and is a natural leader for the sales team," says Hickman. "He leads by example and doesn't ask of his people what he is not willing to do, and has done, himself."
Prior to joining EMS, Clark worked for six years as an independent contractor, representing communications and paging-system-infrastructure companies. Prior to that, Clark worked for five years in sales and sales management for Motorola Inc.'s Communications and Electronics Division in Connecticut, where he focused on the land-mobile communications sector. Clark has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Vermont.
"I plan to continue to expand our sales capability, servicing existing customers as well as pursuing new, emerging markets in the wireless arena," says Clark. "I will also focus on enhancing the skills of our already solid, integrated sales force. Our customers increasingly are looking to EMS for systems rather than simply products. They know they can count on us to follow through on our commitments and to be a strong partner in their growth."
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.
EMS Wireless, The Performance Leader(tm) in RF Solutions, designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive selection of RF solutions for wireless carriers. They include products for mobile and fixed wireless applications as well as repeater and amplifier products.
For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.
Editor's Note: Editors can download a photo of Jay Clark at: www.ems-t.com/EMSPressRoom/images/jayclark.jpg.