Brady Corporation Appoints Robert L. Tatterson as Chief Technology Officer
October 02 2006 - 2:13PM
PR Newswire (US)
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brady Corporation
(NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification solutions and
specialty materials, today announced the appointment of Robert L.
Tatterson, Ph.D. to the position of Chief Technology Officer.
Tatterson will report to Brady President and Chief Executive
Officer Frank M. Jaehnert, and will oversee the company's new
product development activities and direct Brady's global R&D
functions in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He will be responsible for
the development of proprietary products including high-performance
materials, and identification system printers and software.
Tatterson joins Brady with extensive experience in process and
product innovation. He comes to Brady from GE, which he joined in
1992 as a research and development engineer at GE's Corporate
Research Center. There he developed processes for GE businesses
including GE Lighting and GE Silicones. He later moved to GE
Plastics, a unit of General Electric's industrial segment, where he
has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility,
most recently serving as Technology General Manager for GE
Plastics' Display and Optical Films business in Mt. Vernon,
Indiana. He is a 6 Sigma Master Blackbelt and holds advanced
degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan -
Ann Arbor. "New product development is an important growth strategy
at Brady, and we are delighted that Bob Tatterson has chosen to
lead this effort for us," said Jaehnert. "He brings a unique
combination of skills including global R&D management
experience, a breadth of technology knowledge especially in
materials development and chemical engineering which are core
competencies for Brady, and a strong customer-oriented approach
which is in keeping with Brady's culture and values." "I am
impressed with Brady's commitment to growth and investment in
innovation, and I'm looking forward to working with Brady's team of
chemists and engineers in the development of products that will
meet customers' ever- changing identification needs," said
Tatterson. Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and
marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect premises,
products and people. Its products help customers increase safety,
security, productivity and performance and include high-performance
labels and signs, safety devices, printing systems and software,
and precision die-cut materials. Founded in 1914, the company has
more than 500,000 customers in electronics, telecommunications,
manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical and a
variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee
and employs more than 8,000 people at operations in the Americas,
Europe and Asia/Pacific. The company had sales of $1.018 billion in
fiscal 2006. More information is available on the Internet at
http://www.bradycorp.com/ . DATASOURCE: Brady Corporation CONTACT:
Carole Herbstreit of Brady Corporation, +1-414-438-6882 Web site:
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