SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2009--
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) has named Ron Nersesian senior vice
president and general manager of the company’s Electronic Measurement
Group (EMG). Nersesian is currently vice president and general manager
of EMG’s Wireless Business Unit (WBU), Agilent’s largest business unit
with operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He is based in Santa Rosa,
Calif.
EMG is comprised of three business units: WBU, Network & Digital
Solutions, and Electronic Instruments, as well as Sales, Service and
Support. Under the new organization, Nersesian will oversee all business
operations of both the Electronic Measurement (EM) and Semiconductor &
Board Test (SBT) segments.
Agilent president and CEO Bill Sullivan said, “Ron’s experience and
strong record of performance make him ideally qualified to lead
Agilent’s Electronic Measurement Group, particularly as we navigate
through difficult economic times.”
Nersesian, 49, has 27 years of experience in engineering, marketing and
general management at Agilent, Hewlett-Packard Company and other
high-tech companies.
Nersesian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering
from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and an MBA from New York
University’s School of Business.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world’s premier measurement
company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life
sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 19,000 employees serve
customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8
billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the
Web at www.agilent.com.
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