EPIC Adds Program Managers; New Scale, Velo3D Name VPs: People in the News: 02/09/22

Laser optics manufacturer INNOVAVENT GmbH named Sebastian Geburt managing director. Geburt has been with the company since 2013 and previously served as head of R&D. Geburt will organize the management transition alongside Denis Bolshukhin, executive vice president head of manufacturing and operations, and Hans-Juergen Kahlert, founder and managing director.

From left, Denis Bolshukhin, Sebastian Geburt, and Hans-Juergen Kahlert. Courtesy of INNOVAVENT GmbH.

VICTOR, N.Y. — New Scale Technologies promoted Qin Xu to vice president of engineering. Xu joined the company’s engineering team in 2005 and is the primary inventor of its UTAF piezoelectric micro motor, as well as a contributor on numerous patents for New Scale’s piezoelectric motors and miniature motion systems. Xu has more than 20 years of experience in electromechanical systems engineering and engineering management.

Qin Xu, vice president of engineering for New Scale Technologies. Courtesy of New Scale Technologies.

PARIS — The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) appointed Ivan Nikitski and Jérémy Picot-Clémente to roles that support the technical needs of the consortium’s growing membership, as well as EU-funded initiatives. Nikitski and Picot-Clémente started with the consortium in January as photonics technologies program managers.

CAMPBELL, Calif. — Additive manufacturing technology company Velo3D named James Shih vice president of supply chain management. Prior to joining Velo3D, Shih served as director of supply chain management at Bloom Energy. He also worked at Logitech’s and Foxconn’s production facilities in supply-chain, program management, and business development-related roles.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — MicroCare, a manufacturer of chemicals and tools for critical cleaning, appointed Manuel Gonzalez its eastern Mexico regional sales manager. Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience in the sales of electronics and telecommunications solutions for companies including Telecable. He most recently served in the role of district manager for Vision Engineering.