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07.12.07

Learn about our new CEO, Jerry Jurkiewicz

Jerry joined the organization in April of 2007, having served as Partner in the San Francisco-based Private Equity firm Industrial Growth Partners (IGP). IGP a firm specializing in middle market niche manufacturing companies.

Prior to IGP, Jerry served as the General Manager of the $425 Million high-tech Optoelectronics Division of PerkinElmer based in Fremont, California. In his 6+ years at PerkinElmer, Jerry's responsibilities included Global roles in Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Operations, Strategic Procurement, Quality, IT, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Prior to PerkinElmer, Jerry spent 6 years at AlliedSignal both in Division Finance and in various Operations roles in Turbocharging Systems and the Consumer Products Group. His Operations roles ranged from Global Lean and Six Sigma to Plant Management and multi-site Operations responsibility.

Jerry began his career first at Unisys in Finance followed by 6 years at the Ford Motor Company in the areas of Production Supervision, Quality and Engineering. Jerry earned both a Bachelor of Engineering and a MBA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.