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[Oct 2006]
Lamina Ceramics Announces New President and CEO
The Board of Directors at Lamina Ceramics (Westampton, NJ, USA) has announced the appointment of Frank Shinneman as President and CEO. Mr Shinneman brings 25 years of international management experience to the New Jersey-based developer of ultra bright LED light engines. Lamina’s industry leading products are the main components in solid state lighting fixtures of more than 100 companies and are said to be rapidly replacing less efficient incandescent and fluorescent lamps world-wide.
Mr Shinneman was most recently President of PlasmaSol Corporation, the sale of which he successfully negotiated with Stryker Instruments late last year. He has successfully led a number of technology ventures, including Nanondyne, one of the first nano materials companies, where he was the founding President and CEO. In 1998 he sold the company to Umicore and assumed the role of US Business Development, leading investments in a portfolio of technology companies. Previously, he served as Division President of Materials Research Corporation in Orangeburg, NY, USA (since sold to Sony).
Prior to MRC, he held both sales and production management positions at Cominco Electronic Materials of Spokane, WA (now a division of Honeywell) and at Shipley Company of Newton, MA (now a division of Rohm & Haas).
"Frank Shinneman brings relevant and successful business management experience. He also has a demonstrated track record of forging major business alliances across the Pacific Rim and in Europe," said Greg Blonder, Lamina’s Chairman of the board of directors. "He’s a perfect fit to lead Lamina's growth into a new generation of innovative LED products benefiting both industry and consumers."
"This is an exciting time to be in the lighting industry," said Frank Shinneman. "It’s a great honor to be selected to lead Lamina as it continues to revolutionize the industry."
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