APOMA Names First Honorary Member: People In the News: 8/27/25
The American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association (APOMA) named U.S. Rep. Joseph Morelle, a member of the Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus, as its first honorary member due to his contributions to the optics manufacturing industry. The designation, authorized under APOMA’s bylaws but never awarded in the association’s nearly 40-year history, was presented to Congressman Morelle during a special ceremony in Rochester, N.Y. Morelle's contributions include investment in Monroe Community College’s remote learning optics training and advocating at the federal level on behalf of the U.S. optics industry.
Congressman Joseph Morelle (center) accepts APOMA’s first-ever honorary membership plaque from Executive Director Yvette Pagano (left) and APOMA President Zach Hobbs. Courtesy of APOMA.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Syntec Optics, promoted Louie Salinas to assistant director of strategic military sales and customer development. Salinas will lead sales for thermal weapons sights and military night vision scope optics with military customers. He previously served with the Army Special Operations Command, retiring as a Master Sergeant before joining Syntec as a program manager.
TORRANCE, Calif. — Navitas Semiconductor appointed Chris Allexandre president, CEO, and member of the board, effective Sept. 1. Allexandre succeeds Navitas co-founder Gene Sheridan, who will step down as president and CEO and from the board on Aug. 31. Allexandre has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and most recently served in senior executive roles at Renesas Electronics Corporation. Prior to Renesas, Allexandre held roles at Integrated Device Technology, NXP Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Texas Instruments, and others.
TOULOUSE, France — Dip-View, a high-precision optical metrology company, appointed Alain Jarre to its board of directors. A semiconductor industry expert, Jairre has over 30 years of strategic and operational experience in wafer manufacturing.
Skyworks Solutions named Phil Carter CFO. Courtesy of Skyworks.
IRVINE, Calif. — Skyworks Solutions, an analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, appointed Philip Carter senior vice president and CFO, effective Sept. 8. Carter previously served as corporate vice president and chief accounting officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Before AMD, Carter served as vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer at Skyworks. He has also served as senior director of accounting at Broadcom Inc.
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