Fiberguide Appoints Steve Wilkes VP sales and marketing

March 26, 2011
Stirling, NJ--Optical fiber manufacturer and custom assembly specialist Fiberguide Industries has named Steve Wilkes as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Stirling, NJ--Optical fiber manufacturer and custom assembly specialist Fiberguide Industries has named Steve Wilkes as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Wilkes will be identifying new markets and applications for Fiberguide's coated optical fibers, bundles, assemblies and arrays. He will drive sales growth by developing customer relationships in key markets, as well as manage the company's global sales and marketing team. Wilkes will also oversee Fiberguide's Application Engineering Group, in order to position the company's technical experts one step closer to customers.

Wilkes brings more than a decade of optics experience to Fiberguide. Previously he was Business Unit Manager of Electrical and Fiber Optic Connections at Delphi Connection Systems (Irvine, CA). Prior to that, he was the Vice President of QPC Fiber Optic (San Clemente, CA). Wilkes holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, VA).

Source: Fiberguide Industries

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Stephen G. Anderson | Director, Industry Development - SPIE

 Stephen Anderson is a photonics industry expert with an international background and has been actively involved with lasers and photonics for more than 30 years. As Director, Industry Development at SPIE – The international society for optics and photonics – he is responsible for tracking the photonics industry markets and technology to help define long-term strategy, while also facilitating development of SPIE’s industry activities. Before joining SPIE, Anderson was Associate Publisher and Editor in Chief of Laser Focus World and chaired the Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar. Anderson also co-founded the BioOptics World brand. Anderson holds a chemistry degree from the University of York and an Executive MBA from Golden Gate University.    

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