PEI-Genesis promoted Peter Austin to General Manager North America and Corporate Senior Vice President, effective immediately. In November of 2018, Austin was promoted to Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Product Management, and Marketing and Training. Austin will continue to report directly to Steven Fisher, PEI-Genesis chairman and CEO.
“Since joining PEI-Genesis in 2016, Peter has proven to be a valuable leader and an unparalleled strategic thinker in working to move the business forward,” said Fisher. “With his decades of experience in the electronics industry, his innovative thinking, and his ability to lead teams across North America, we have many accomplishments to tout, all directly related to his work.”
In addition to his current responsibilities, Austin will assume responsibility for operations in North America, including the company’s production facilities in South Bend, Indiana, Chandler, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, and will assume leadership of the company’s North American Sales units.