MDC Vacuum Products, LLC Announces Director Of National Sales

MDC Vacuum Products, LLC Announces New Director Of National Sales Hayward, CA, January 25, 2010 – MDC Vacuum Products, LLC (“MDC” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Azam Owaisi as Director of National Sales effective today.

Prior to joining MDC, Azam served as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR), a $11 billion global provider of professional, medical, industrial, commercial, and consumer products, where he managed sales and marketing for 13 of Danaher’s business units. Prior to Danaher, Azam spent eleven years at Mitsubishi Electric Automation in roles of Marketing Manager and as the District Sales Manager where he managed key accounts and vertical markets, developed accounts for Mitsubishi’s largest motion controller customer in the US, and was selected by top management to be the Global Key Account Manager in North America.

Mr. Owaisi is a graduate of University of Illinois with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and holds an MBA in Marketing, Finance and Operations Management from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

MDC Announces Separation Of UK Sales and Manufacturing Businesses
Sale Of UK Manufacturing Operations To Management

HASTINGS, UNITED KINGDOM – October 12, 2009 – MDC Vacuum Products, LLC (“MDC”) a leading manufacturer, designer and distributor of engineered high vacuum systems and components, today announced the separation of its European sales and manufacturing businesses and the sale of its UK manufacturing operations to a group led by management.  The manufacturing business has been renamed Instrument Technology Limited (“ITL”).  MDC will retain its European sales operations, which will operate as MDC Vacuum Limited (“MDC Europe”).
As a part of the transaction, management has (i) recapitalized ITL’s balance sheet with a combination of direct cash investment and third party financing and (ii) obtained a release of all historical obligations due to MDC, significantly improving ITL’s trading position.

“We are very excited about this transaction, as it will allow us to refocus our efforts on direct sales and servicing our European customers” said Sylvie Bouhier, Director of MDC Europe.  “This is an important step in the growth of ITL, which will allow the company to leverage its significant manufacturing expertise.  We look forward to continuing to serve Sylvie’s team going forward, as well as working with our valued distribution partners in the vacuum hardware industry,” added David Barlow, Managing Director of ITL.

About MDC
Based in Hayward, California, MDC is a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered high vacuum systems and components, with over 4,000 customers in a diverse set of industries.  MDC has a reputation for quality, continuous process improvement and reliability.  The Company is positioned in its industry as a “one-stop” branded leader of engineered vacuum product solutions including chambers, valves, feed-throughs, flanges, high purity gas weldments, roughing components, viewports and other components critical to the high vacuum industry.

About ITL

Based in Hastings, United Kingdom, ITL is a leading manufacturer of vacuum hardware, serving the re-seller and large OEM’s. ITL’s speciality is in the production of high volume, low price, superior quality flanges and fittings combined with the fabrication of non-standard product variants in response to its customers’ designs.

Contact:

Sylvie Bouhier
Director
MDC Vacuum Limited
Tel             +44 (0) 2071 928307
Mobile:       +44 (0) 7990 571405
e-mail:        sbouhier@mdcvacuum.co.uk

David Barlow
Managing Director
Instrument Technology Limited
Tel:            +44 (0) 1424 458700
Mobile:       +44 (0) 7710 069584
e-mail:        dbarlow@itl-vacuum.com

MDC Vacuum Products, LLC Announces New VP Of Business Development

Hayward, CA, June 1, 2009 – MDC Vacuum Products, LLC (“MDC” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Dana King as Vice President of Business Development.

Prior to joining MDC, Mr. King served as Vice President of Sales for A&N Corporation, a privately held company that manufactures and sells vacuum components, valves, flanges and fittings. During his time with A&N Corporation, Mr. King was instrumental in implementing a broad range of initiatives, including clarifying and pinpointing corporate goals, segmenting markets, identifying and targeting key accounts and defining effective sales practices in each area.

Mr. King is a Certified Professional in Inventory Management (CPIM) and a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), as well as a CPIM Instructor. Mr. King is a former Naval Flight Officer, with 10 years of service. He holds a B.S. Nautical Sciences from Maine Maritime Academy and an M.S. in Management from Troy State University.

MDC Vacuum Products, LLC Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Hayward, CA, November 17, 2008 – MDC Vacuum Products, LLC (“MDC” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Robert Malley as Chief Operations Officer effective today.

Prior to joining MDC, Bob served as Vice President of Global Materials and Manufacturing at Intevac where he led the global materials, manufacturing, logistics, and new product operations groups. He also successfully developed and implemented volume manufacturing, materials/supply chain, and logistics operations in Singapore and supervised field logistics operations in five other countries.

Prior to Intevac, Bob spent 13 years at Applied Materials where he served in executive and management roles in IT, Product Operations, Materials, Pilot Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Volume Manufacturing. Bob also served as an Engineer Officer in the US Army with roles as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Point, Company Commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, and junior officer leadership roles in the 24th Infantry Division. He is a graduate of West Point and holds a Masters of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.