Kopin Corporation Names Experienced Executive Vice President of Operations
December 23 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Eric Whitman Brings Significant High-Tech
Expertise to Newly Created Position
Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN), a leading developer of
innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, today
announced that Eric Whitman has joined the Company in the newly
created position of Vice President of Operations. In this role,
Whitman will be responsible for increasing productivity and
efficiency across the business, including logistics, manufacturing
and procurement. Whitman will report to Kopin’s CEO, Dr. John
Fan.
Eric Whitman brings extensive experience gained from positions
at several Aerospace, Defense and technology companies. He career
started at Intel as a shift manager at Fab 17 in Hudson
Massachusetts, and he moved on to Raytheon where he rose to
Director of Operations, Integrated Defense Systems, where he
managed manufacturing, engineering processing and strategy, with an
emphasis on increasing efficiency and profitability. Most recently
Whitman was COO at Web Industries where his primary focus was on
establishing and executing an operational strategy to scale Web’s
business systems in anticipation of rapid growth across eight
manufacturing plants in the US and Europe. Previous experiences as
a Division Leader at Draper, and VP of Operations at Bodycote
strengthened key skills in manufacturing and engineering
leadership, establishing continuous improvement cultures, and the
optimization of business systems and technology. All of these
positions benefited from Whitman’s experience as a Lieutenant
Commander in the US Navy, where he logged over 1000 hours in the
SH-60B Seahawk Helicopter. Whitman is a graduate of the US Naval
Academy with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He also holds an MS
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Engineering and
Management.
“We are very excited and fortunate to be able to attract someone
with Eric’s impressive background and skills,” said Dr. John C.C.
Fan, CEO and President. “With our F-35 Joint Fighter and FWS-I in
production and a number of other programs we expect to go into
production over the coming years Eric will be critical in managing
our production ramp. He has a great blend of skills including
moving development programs to production, commercial fab
management and understanding the demands of today’s military, all
while increasing efficiency and profitability.”
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of
innovative wearable technologies and critical components for
integration into wearable computing systems for military,
industrial and consumer products. Kopin's technology portfolio
includes ultra-small displays, optics, speech enhancement
technology, and low-power ASICs. For more information, please visit
Kopin's website at www.kopin.com.
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are difficult to predict. These forward-looking statements may
include statements with respect to: our expectation that a number
of other military programs will go into production over the coming
years; and our belief that Eric will be critical in managing our
production ramp. Various factors, some of which are beyond our
control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
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release, except as may otherwise be required by the federal
securities laws. These forward-looking statements are only
predictions, subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results
could differ materially from those discussed. Important factors
that could affect performance and cause results to differ
materially from management's expectations are described in Part I,
Item 1A. Risk Factors; Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and
other parts of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on
Form 10-K/A filed on November 7, 2019 or as updated from time to
time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission
filings.
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