Humanetics Appoints Brandon Marriott as New Vice President of Engineering
September 10 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Humanetics, a global leader in safety testing solutions, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon Marriott as its new
Vice President of Engineering effective September 3, 2024. Brandon
will succeed Ken Bonello, who is retiring at the end of September
after years of dedicated service to Humanetics and the automotive
industry.
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“I envision an industry that balances the
development of crash prevention technologies with a continued focus
on mitigating injuries inside vehicles. I see building confidence
in virtual testing as the biggest opportunity, and also challenge,
facing Humanetics and the automotive industry at large.” - Brandon
Marriott (Photo: Business Wire)
Mark Westen, President of Humanetics Safety, commented: “Brandon
Marriott’s appointment comes at a crucial time as Humanetics
continues to expand its global engineering footprint and product
portfolio. His expertise in collaborating across functions, leading
quality management and building customer-focused organizations will
be instrumental in driving the company's growth and evolution.”
"Brandon will bring a wealth of global experience and innovative
thinking to Humanetics,” continued Mark Westen. “His leadership
will be instrumental as we expand our engineering capabilities and
develop next-generation safety technologies that will save lives
around the world."
When asked about the continuous advancement of technology in
occupant safety, particularly the opportunity to virtually assess
safety for a broader spectrum of people not well-represented by
traditional crash test dummies, Brandon said, “I envision an
industry that balances the development of crash prevention
technologies with a continued focus on mitigating injuries inside
vehicles. I see building confidence in virtual testing as the
biggest opportunity, and also challenge, facing Humanetics and the
automotive industry at large.”
Bringing advanced safety technology to market, together with
digital twins and software to help manage the data and test process
is a major challenge, Brandon surmises. “Developing accurate CAE
models of the various ATDs is more straightforward than creating
human body models of the different body types not well represented
by the traditional Hybrid-III or THOR families of ATDs. Humanetics
is in a unique position – the best position - to bridge the gap
between the physical and virtual test tools.”
About Humanetics
Humanetics is an Industrial technology group, and a leading
provider of safety systems, crash test dummies (ATDs), simulation
software (RAMSIS), CAE models, human body models, complete line of
passive & active safety SW & testing solutions, precision
sensors, fiber optics and laser material processing solutions. The
group is organized into three divisions (Safety, Digital and
Sensors) focused on precision engineering and software development
that puts humans at the heart of industrial design. The group has
over 1000 employees located in facilities worldwide, with our
global corporate headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan,
USA.
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Barney Loehnis, CMO, Humanetics, bloehnis@humaneticsgroup.com +1
203 246 1397