CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997--ADFlex Solutions
Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:AFLX) Tuesday announced that Neil Dial, an industry
executive with more than 18 years experience in electronics
manufacturing, has joined the company as executive vice president,
operations.
Most recently, Dial resided in Asia while serving as president of
Alphatec Electronics PCL, a Bangkok, Thailand-based manufacturing
division of Alphatec Electronics Corp., performing assembly and tests
of integrated electronic components for OEMs. The PCL division had
revenues of more than $100 million in 1996.
Formerly, Dial was a manufacturing executive for Motorola Inc., in
Austin, Texas, where he directed the Memory and Microprocessors
Semiconductor Group Worldwide Final Manufacturing Operations that
support a $3 billion business in the computing and telecommunications
markets. In that position, Dial oversaw Motorola's worldwide
operations in advanced packaging, including development, assembly,
test and process equipment engineering and manufacturing.
"We are very pleased to have Neil join ADFlex," said ADFlex
Chairman and CEO Rolando C. Esteverena. "His manufacturing
background is truly outstanding and includes more than 14 years in
the management of high-volume operations both in the U.S. and Asia.
He represents a strong addition to our management team as we enter a
new cycle of growth and expansion. I am confident that he will make
important contributions to the future success of ADFlex."
Dial joined Motorola in 1983 and held various management positions
within the company's manufacturing operations. From 1991 to 1994, he
resided in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he was assistant general
manager of Motorola's manufacturing facility and responsible for
5,100 employees. Dial began his career in manufacturing in 1981 with
Texas Instruments Inc., in Houston. He earned a master's degree in
business administration in 1977 from the University of Colorado.
ADFlex Solutions is a leading supplier of flexible circuit-based
interconnect solutions to the computer, computer peripheral,
communication and other industries. Applications for flex-based
interconnects include cellular telephones, hard disk drives and other
storage systems, high-end consumer products, notebook computers,
pagers and personal communications systems.
CONTACT: ADFlex Solutions Inc., Chandler
Rolando C. Esteverena, 602/963-4584
or
Silverman Heller Associates
Eugene Heller, 310/208-2550 |
