Wallace Latimer Promoted to VP of US Sales and Marketing at FISBA in the US

Date Announced: 10 Aug 2018

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug 21, 2018 -- FISBA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FISBA AG, a custom photonics solution provider headquartered in Switzerland, has promoted Wallace Latimer to its Vice President of US Sales and Marketing.

Latimer will be responsible for FISBA LLC’s overall sales and marketing in the US, with his leadership aiming to shape the future of the company's presence in the US market. He brings over 25 years of sales and operations experience to the position and holds a bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Drexel University.

Latimer joined FISBA LLC in 2016 as Sales Director for Customized Optical Systems. He has held multiple senior level sales roles with global leaders in optics and laser systems and is ready to apply his experience towards the company’s future success.

“Over his last two years at FISBA, Wallace has proven an excellent background and deep knowledge of the US photonics market and the technologies involved”, said Werner Kruesi, Managing Director at FISBA LLC. “He will contribute greatly to the further roll-out of FISBA's US strategy, which aims to position the company as a qualified provider of high tech solutions and products in the field of advanced optical components and subsystems in the US. Wallace, together with his team, will offer customers extensive understanding of their needs and provide them excellent services and solutions.

About FISBA

FISBA LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of FISBA AG, a custom photonics solution provider. Since 1957, FISBA has been supplying photonics customers the widest array of design and manufacturing capabilities in the industry. Highly specialized teams meet the complex and regulated demands of the Life Sciences, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Production and Materials Processing markets, enabling the world's leading brands to fulfill their market potential. FISBA’s customer focused services range from ideation to device development support, engineering, supply chain optimization, to device assembly operations, all at purpose-built facilities that support stringent market requirements while protecting our customers’ intellectual property. FISBA operates from locations in Switzerland, Germany and the US. www.fisba.com

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