ATLANTA, Dec. 15, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced the appointment of technology marketing veteran Perry D. Tanner as corporate vice president, Marketing, reporting to EMS President and CEO Paul Domorski. The appointment was effective Dec. 4. In this newly-created position, Tanner is responsible for EMS's corporate marketing, business and communications strategies.
Tanner joins EMS following a 20-year career at Scientific Atlanta, Inc., where he held a variety of marketing, sales and operations positions, including serving as general manager for two business units. Most recently, he served as corporate vice president of Marketing, from 2000 to 2002, helping Scientific Atlanta reposition its corporate marketing messaging, aligning those messages with the investment community's interests and assisting the company's business sectors on strategic choices. The company enjoyed record financial performance in bookings, sales and earnings during that period.
"Perry is a high-energy, proven marketing and business executive who will help us use marketing as a strategic tool and to speak to the marketplace with a unified voice," says Paul Domorski. "His experience both leading businesses and overseeing Marketing at Scientific Atlanta are applicable to his role at EMS, where our SATCOM, Defense & Space Systems and LXE divisions are known for their innovative technologies serving distinct markets. We are fortunate to have someone of Perry's caliber to be a part of our leadership team," Domorski added.
"I am excited to join EMS at this point in time. EMS is healthy financially, its technologies are cutting-edge and the markets for its products are growing," says Tanner. "My goal is to leverage the Marketing assets of EMS in order to increase shareholder value and position the company as a globally recognized leader."
Tanner has an MBA from Mercer University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Georgia State University.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a wireless and satellite solutions leader serving the aeronautical, defense, maritime, commercial space and supply chain markets. Through its LXE, EMS SATCOM, and Defense & Space Systems divisions, EMS keeps people and their data connected, wherever they are -- on the ground, in the warehouse, in the sky or in space. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,000 employees worldwide and operates major manufacturing facilities in Atlanta and Ottawa, Canada.
Editor's Note: Access a photo of Perry Tanner from the EMS online press room at: www.ems-t.com/images/highres/tanner.jpg.