Mr. Marz succeeds Jeffrey M. Armstrong, who resigned his roles as director, president and chief executive officer of the Company, effective January 26, 2016.
Mr. Marz has been a director of the Company since 2000 and chairman of the board since 2008. Mr. Marz is president of MMW Group, a private technology consulting group he founded in 2006. Prior to that he served in various senior management roles at LSI Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer.
"Perceptron has made important strides in the past several years to leverage our position as a strong global company with great technology, competitive advantages, world-class customers and a talented, committed workforce. The board expects to build on that progress under my direction, and that of our next chief executive officer, aiming to drive the longer-term expansion of both revenues and shareholder value," Marz noted. "Final results for the second-quarter and first six months of our 2016 fiscal year will be announced on February 8. On a preliminary basis, we expect second-quarter revenue to improve sequentially from the first quarter of this year, while bookings should approach a record second-quarter level. Dave Watza, chief financial officer, and I are looking forward to providing full details when we host Perceptron's investor conference call on February 9. Details of the call and related webcast will be announced shortly."
The Board of Directors will initiate a search to identify a new president and chief executive officer of the Company. Mr. Marz will serve as interim president and chief executive officer until a successor is appointed.
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