Frontgrade Technologies Announces Key Appointments to Executive Leadership Team
May 09 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Allen Couture Named Chief Operating
Officer
Kevin Fox Joins as Chief Financial
Officer
Frontgrade Technologies (“Frontgrade”), a leading independent
supplier of high-reliability, advanced electronic solutions for
space and national security missions, announced today the
appointments of Allen Couture as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and
Kevin Fox as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.
After outgoing COO Neil Dial and CFO Conrad Gagnon announced their
intentions to retire earlier this year, the company conducted a
comprehensive search for their replacements, resulting in today’s
announcement of its two new executive team members.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240509967417/en/
Allen Couture, COO, recently joined the
Frontgrade leadership team. (Photo: Business Wire)
Couture brings more than 25 years of operations, engineering,
and program management experience with leading aerospace, defense,
and automotive companies including RTX, Ford Motor Company,
Bombardier Aerospace, and Hawker Beechcraft. Most recently, he
served as Executive Vice President of Execution Excellence at
Mercury Systems, following 10 years with Raytheon, which culminated
in his position as Vice President of Operations and Security for
Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
Fox joins Frontgrade from his role as Chief Financial Officer of
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. where, in addition to directing the
company’s finance strategy, he led its accounting, corporate
development, and information technology functions. Fox brings to
Frontgrade nearly 20 years of experience in corporate finance and
strategy within the industrial manufacturing and transportation
industries, which includes 13 years with General Electric.
“During the searches for our new COO and CFO, it was essential
that our new leaders have the experience, agility, and tenacity
necessary to drive and support the ambitious growth strategy of a
relatively new technology company like Frontgrade,” said Dr. J.
Mitch Stevison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontgrade
Technologies. “Allen and Kevin not only possess these traits but
both are experts in their respective fields with impressive track
records. We’re excited to have them join our team.
“We’re also very grateful to Neil and Conrad for their
contributions to Frontgrade, especially during the company’s early
days of establishing itself,” Stevison added. “We wish them both
the best as they transition into retirement.”
Couture earned his Master’s Certificate in Operations Management
from York University and holds his Bachelor of Arts in Economics
from McMaster University. Fox received his Master of Business
Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of
Business and his Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.
About Frontgrade Technologies
Frontgrade Technologies is the leading provider of high
reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space,
intelligence, commercial, and civil applications. The company’s
product portfolio is designed to perform in the harshest of
environments and includes a complementary and integrated suite of
mission-matched electronics ranging from radio frequency (RF)
systems and microelectronics to motion control and power solutions.
For more information, visit www.frontgrade.com.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240509967417/en/
Contact Liz Ryan Sax for more information.
press@frontgrade.com