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by Lauren Brousell, Contributing Editor Posted on Monday, July 14, 2008 4:34:35 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox   | Abstract: | Successor to Craig Jennings will pilot robotics company in its global growth effort. |
| Keywords: | robotics company's global growth strategy |
Robot manufacturer Motoman Inc., a unit of Yaskawa Electric Corp., has appointed Steve Barhorst as its new president and chief operating officer.
Barhorst, who was senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeds Craig Jennings, who was with Motoman for 19 years. Barhorst's appointment comes at a time when Motoman is adopting a global growth strategy.
"Motoman is now ready and postured for significant growth because of Craig's leadership and focus on operational efficiency," said Gen Kudo, chairman and chief executive of Motoman and Yaskawa Electric America, in a prepared statement. "Thanks to Craig, Motoman is in an excellent position to aggressively pursue our next challenge — growth."
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