Newport firm SPTS Technologies has promoted Kevin Crofton to president along with his current position of chief operating officer, effective immediately.
Kevin has more than 25 years of senior management experience in the industry and has been instrumental in the formation and growth of SPTS, serving asexecutive VP and most recently COO.
William Johnson, CEO, said: “This change is in recognition of Kevin’s contributions to SPTS since the formation of the company in 2009, and his stellar performance in managing the sales and service, product lines and factory operations. During his tenure as COO, SPTS has improved customer satisfaction metrics, delivered operational excellence in the factories, and gained customers and market share each year. The board and I are pleased to confirm the new title for Kevin.”
SPTS Technologies (a Bridgepoint portfolio company), which is based at the Coldra, designs, manufactures, sells, and supports etch, PVD, CVD and thermal wafer processing solutions for the MEMS, advanced packaging, LEDs, high speed RF on GaAs, and power management device markets.
With manufacturing facilities in Newport, Pennsylvania, and California, the company operates across 19 countries in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
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