Rita Lane Appointed to Board of Directors of Amphenol Corporation
July 29 2020 - 4:44PM
Business Wire
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) today announced that Rita Lane
has been appointed to Amphenol’s board of directors. With her
appointment, the size of the company’s board has increased to 9
members.
Ms. Lane has more than 30 years of experience building and
leading global hardware operations and supply chain teams for
Fortune 100 companies. She retired from Apple Inc. in 2014. From
2008 until 2014, she served as Vice President of Operations at
Apple, where she oversaw the launch of the iPad® and manufacturing
of the Mac® Desktop & Accessories product lines. From 2006
until 2008, Ms. Lane was Senior Vice President Integrated Supply
Chain / Chief Procurement Officer at Motorola, Inc. Prior to
working at Motorola, Ms. Lane held various senior level operations
roles at IBM for more than 10 years. Ms. Lane has a Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Air Force
Academy, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue
University, and a Master of Business Administration from the
University of California, Berkeley. After graduating from the
United States Air Force Academy, Ms. Lane served for five years as
a Captain in the United States Air Force.
Ms. Lane also serves on the boards of L3Harris Technologies
(NYSE: LHX), a provider of aerospace and defense technology-based
solutions; Sanmina (NASDAQ: SANM), a provider of integrated
manufacturing solutions; and Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), a world
leader in lighting products.
“Rita brings a wealth of experience to Amphenol and we are
excited to welcome her to Amphenol’s board of directors,” said R.
Adam Norwitt, Amphenol’s CEO. “Her broad technology experience,
together with deep expertise in the global technology supply chain,
operations and manufacturing will be extremely valuable as Amphenol
continues to grow around the world.”
“We conducted an exhaustive search for a director who would
further strengthen our board’s breadth of talent and background,
and we are delighted to have identified such an outstanding
individual,” said Martin Loeffler, Amphenol’s Chairman. “Rita is a
proven leader with extensive experience serving on the boards of
other high-performing companies, and I am confident that she will
make a significant contribution to our board and the Company.”
“I have been extremely impressed by Amphenol’s innovative
products, dynamic leadership team and unique entrepreneurial
culture, as well as its overall resilience during the COVID-19
pandemic, and am honored to be joining their board,” said Ms. Lane.
“I have tremendous respect for Martin, Adam and the other board
members, and I look forward to working with them on the board.”
Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers,
manufacturers and marketers of electrical, electronic and fiber
optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and
sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable.
Amphenol designs, manufactures and assembles its products at
facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa and
sells its products through its own global sales force, independent
representatives and a global network of electronics distributors.
Amphenol has a diversified presence as a leader in high growth
areas of the interconnect market including: Automotive, Broadband
Communications, Commercial Aerospace, Industrial, Information
Technology and Data Communications, Military, Mobile Devices and
Mobile Networks.
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facts are intended to be “forward looking statements” within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other related laws.
While the Company believes such statements are reasonable, the
actual results and effects could differ materially from those
currently anticipated. Please refer to Part I, Item 1A of the
Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for some
factors that could cause the actual results to differ from
estimates. In providing forward-looking statements, the Company is
not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements
publicly as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.
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Craig A. Lampo Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
203-265-8625 www.amphenol.com
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