Tue, Sep 04, 2007
Former GE, Planar Systems Exec
Avidyne Corporation announced
Tuesday the appointment of Patrick Herguth as the company's new
Chief Operating Officer. A veteran of General Electric and Planar
Systems, Herguth brings experience in high-growth businesses and
mission-critical products to help guide the continuing expansion of
Avidyne’s avionics product lines and market presence,
according to the avionics manufacturer.
"The appointment of Patrick to focus on the day-to-day
operational aspects at Avidyne is a significant milestone for us
and an important part of our growth strategy as we continue to
expand our product lines and markets," said Avidyne President Dan
Schwinn. "Patrick has deep experience with display solutions in
mission-critical and highly regulated markets and in managing the
day-to-day aspects of a fast-growing organization with a culture of
innovation."
Herguth most recently was vice president and general manager of
the Medical Business Unit at Planar Systems, a $232 million maker
of display hardware and software used in medical, computing,
transportation, business and other specialized markets. At Planar
he managed the $44 million unit based in Waltham, MA, and was
instrumental in its increased profitability over a two-year
period.
Previously, Herguth was general manager for the $30 million
Laboratory and Medication Management Systems unit at GE Healthcare.
He also spent two years at GE integrating recently acquired
businesses within the healthcare information technology market and
successfully directed their growth and profitability. Prior to the
integration role he managed a marketing team that helped drive
business within the segment from $80 million to over $120 million
in less than two years.
Before joining GE, Herguth held management and engineering
positions at Eastman Kodak Company’s Health Imaging Division
and at Hitachi Medical Corporation’s Ultrasound Division.
Herguth earned a BS in applied and engineering physics from
Cornell University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business
at Northwestern University.
Avidyne manufactures the Entegra integrated flight deck for new
aircraft, Envision integrated flight decks for existing aircraft,
datalink-capable EX5000 and EX500 multi-function displays and the
dual-antenna TAS600 series of active traffic advisory systems, the
MLB700 broadcast datalink receiver and the TWX670 Tactical Weather
Detection system.
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