ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or,
the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company has
appointed Zach Stone as Vice
President of Operations and Shane
Porzio as Vice President of Engineering.
Effective June 13, 2018,
Zach Stone has been appointed as
Vice President of Operations, a new position for the Company. Mr.
Stone has been with the Company for nearly two years and has more
than 10 years of experience in the manufacturing, quality controls,
supply chain management and operations. His previous employment
positions have been at United Technologies Corporation including
Pratt and Whitney, and other aerospace businesses owned by United
Technologies Corporation; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and
Atlantic Wire Co. Mr. Stone has BS in Material Science and
Engineering from the University of
Connecticut and his MBA/MS in Industrial Engineering from
the University of New Haven.
Effective June 13, 2018,
Shane Porzio has been appointed as
Vice President Engineering, a new position for the Company. Mr.
Porzio has been with the Company for more than ten years and has
more than 13 years of experience in architecture of systems and
designs for hardware and software. His previous employment
was at Lockheed Martin where he served as a Hardware Engineer. Mr.
Porzio has BS in Computer Engineering Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology and his MS in
Computer Science from Rochester Institute of
Technology.
"Zach and Shane have a proven track record with us and at their
prior workplaces. Their strengths along with their broadened
responsibility will further help drive Vuzix toward world-class
operational excellence to ensure the best possible customer
experience," said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive
Officer at Vuzix.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display
and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable
high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility,
wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 65 patents and
44 additional patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video
Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or
CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2018 and several
wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in
1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in
Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate
to the appointment of Zach Zone as
VP of Operations, Shane Porzio as VP
of Engineering and their impact as well as the Company's leadership
in the Video Eyewear, and AR display industry. They are
generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects,"
"anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are
based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of
this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially
due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the
"Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be
obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and
developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change.
The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to
update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of
changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this
release, except as required by applicable law.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Matt Margolis, Director of
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Vuzix Corporation
matt_margolis@vuzix.com Tel: (585) 359-5952
Ed McGregor, Director of
Institutional Investor Relations, Vuzix Corporation
ed_mcngregor@vuzix.com Tel: (585) 359-5985
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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