Pinto da Silva Becomes President of RFS Brazil

ROBERTO PINTO DA SILVA, formerly vice president of sales for Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) Latin America, has replaced Luis Antonio Alves de Oliveira as president of RFS Brazil. Oliveira leaves RFS to pursue new endeavors outside the telecom industry. Pinto is a mechanical engineering university graduate with an MBA in executive team management. He has more than 30 years of experience in the technology business. Pinto’s international expertise is the result of his five-year tenure in the US coupled with extensive travels in Europe, Asia, and South America.

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D.B. Management Group (DBMG)—NIGEL WARSHAW appointed to management team; formerly managed international marketing of technical products in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Park Electrochemical Corp.—DAVID R. DAHLQUIST appointed as director of marketing; formerly product director.
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NDK—CRAIG TAYLOR appointed general manager of business & application development; formerly vice president of engineering frequency-control products at SaRonix.