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Altus strengthens management team

Altus Group will be strengthening their management team in the UK with the appointment of a new applications manager who will oversee technical applications within the company.

Having joined from one of the world’s leading 3D measurement and inspection equipment providers, Koh Young, Tony Wood (above) will help in enhancing Altus’ support to the Korean brands’ SPI and AOI customers.

Richard Booth, Altus Group general manager said: “I am thrilled that Tony has joined our team. He shares our values and our focus on providing the best capital equipment to meet a customers’ requirements, and he places the same strong emphasis as we do on the customer experience. Tony has shown himself to be an extraordinary leader throughout his career and has a proven track record within the industry.

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“Tony is a well-known figure in the electronics industry through his work at Koh Young and his extensive skills and knowledge of the brand will help in supporting our customers with this leading manufacturer. He will be instrumental in ensuring Altus’ customers receive the best possible service when purchasing Koh Young equipment.”

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Having gained nearly 20 years’ experience working in the electronics manufacturing industry as a process and manufacturing engineer, applications engineer and now applications manager, with 15 of those years working with AOI equipment for three of the largest suppliers in the industry, Tony has developed excellent technical, organisation and communication skills and has excelled in customer focused roles in application support of specialist electro-mechanical manufacturing equipment requiring specialised software solutions.

 

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