Accomplished Executive Aims to Make Ardent the Number One Manufacturer of Multicoax Connectors Worldwide
Seabrook, NH (PRWEB) April 04, 2016
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Ardent Concepts, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance GHz connectors used in the development of next generation semiconductor applications and systems, has welcomed David Emma to Ardent in the role of Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Business Development. Built on sound and innovative intellectual property, Ardent continues to develop leading edge products in a market that demands faster and smaller components. In his new role Emma will provide strategic leadership in developing Ardent’s cache of intellectual property and solutions driven products. Emma brings with him over 30 years of sales and engineering experience to Ardent.
An accomplished business development professional with a background in engineering, Emma’s contributions will come from his ability to grow Ardent’s sales channels by bringing leading edge compression mount, high frequency connectors and probes through development and out to market quickly and efficiently.
Emma previously served as Vice President of Sales, Engineering & Marketing at ThingMagic, a division of Trimble Navigation. ThingMagic is a leading provider of RFID reader engines and development platforms as well as design and consulting services for the world’s largest industrial automation firms, semiconductor companies, communications companies, and military applications. Emma’s product and sales channel development efforts led to explosive growth for ThingMagic.
“Ardent is positioned to be the leading provider of multicoax connectors in the world, and David’s acumen and experience will be key in achieving this goal,” said Ardent President and Chief Technology Officer, Gordon Vinther. “His ability to grow product recognition and expand sales channels puts us in an ideal position for enormous growth.”
“Driven by sound engineering design and a responsiveness to industry trends, Ardent has solidified itself as a premier manufacturer of connectors and sockets,” Emma said. “Now, their multicoax products are poised to revolutionize and simplify design and test in the semiconductor, communications, medical and military/aerospace industries and I’m excited to be a part of this vision.”
About Ardent Concepts
Ardent Concepts is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance multicoax connectors used in the development of next generation semiconductors and electronics systems. Our core technology is the smallest, fastest, most electrically efficient compression mount connector technology worldwide. It is used to connect: integrated circuits and printed circuit boards to instrumentation and to each other offering superior signal integrity in a high speed environment. Markets for our products include: Semiconductor, Test & Measurement, Military/Aerospace, Communications and Medical.