Omron Microscan Names New President/CEO

Omron Automation Americas (Hoffman Estates, IL) announced that Andy Zosel has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of Omron Microscan Systems, Inc. (Renton WA). He joined Microscan in 1997 as a design engineer and has since held several leadership positions in customer service, marketing and engineering. Zosel brings a unique blend of both technical aptitude and customer focused strategic marketing. Most recently, he served as the senior vice president of engineering and commercial operations, and will continue to be based out of their headquarters in Renton, WA.

According to Nigel Blakeway, the managing executive officer and chairman of Omron Management Centers of America, Europe and Asia Pacific, “Andy began his career with the company over 22 years ago and has progressively grown his career with the organization during this time. I am confident he will continue to successfully lead the organization well into the future.”

“Andy is a proven leader with strong engineering skills and the ability to bring people together. He represents the company values of innovation driven by social needs, challenging ourselves and respect for all,” stated Junta Tsujinaga, the managing executive officer and senior general manager of Product Business Division Industrial Automation Company at Omron Corporation. “His vision for applying IAB’s innovative-automation concept to traceability solutions is exactly what is needed as the company enters its next chapter of growth.”

“I am excited about the opportunity to lead this team,” said Zosel. “This company has significantly invested in engineering talent. We have a great team and a compelling roadmap of solutions that will help our customers meet the future demands of traceability. Our focus is on delivering the next generation of traceability solutions that will combine Automatic Identification with our unique ‘innovative-automation’ concept to improve total production visibility.”

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