Industry Veteran Shpock Becomes Vitec President
STEPHEN W. SHPOCK, a twenty-four-year microwave industry veteran has joined The Vitec Group RF Systems (VGRFS) as president and managing director. VGRFS is a business unit of the Broadcast Systems Division of The Vitec Group, plc., comprised of Microwave Services Corp. (MSC), Nucomm, and RF Central. Shpock will oversee all three of these U.S.-based companies and be responsible for their operations worldwide. Prior to his current role, Shpock was CEO of Thales Components Corp., where he was responsible for all North American component activities for the multinational Thales Group. Shpock has a BEE from Stevens Institute of Technology, an MEE and a DEE from the University of Utah, and an MBA from the University of Rochester. He is based at Nucomm headquarters in Hackettstown, NJ.

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Sandvik Coromant—ROBERT CASSANELLI appointed aerospace process engineer.
Lazer-Tech—PING LI appointed to inside sales position; formerly with Dynamic Details Canada and Data Circuits.