MENDHAM, N.J.—May 31, 2012
05/31/2012
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce that a new slate of officers has been elected to lead its Board of Directors for the next two years. The new officers are Carl Blake (Transphorm, Inc.), Chairman; Jim Marinos (Payton America), President; Ernie Parker (Crane Aerospace and Electronics), Vice President; and Michel Grenon, Secretary/Treasurer (Gaia Converter Inc.).
Transphorm, Inc.’s Carl Blake Elected to Two-Year Term as Chairman of PSMA Board
Twelve-member Board of Directors brings together industry
leadership and expertise covering the gamut of technological
advances impacting the power sources industry
MENDHAM, N.J.—May 31, 2012—The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce that a
new slate of officers has been elected to lead its Board of Directors for the next two years. The new officers are Carl
Blake (Transphorm, Inc.), Chairman; Jim Marinos (Payton America), President; Ernie Parker (Crane Aerospace and
Electronics), Vice President; and Michel Grenon, Secretary/Treasurer (Gaia Converter Inc.).
“The work of PSMA has never been more critical to the advancement of power sources and their enabling
technologies,” said Carl Blake, PSMA’s new Chairman. “The Association’s critical work in producing its Technology
Roadmap plus the influential work being carried out by PSMA committees including Nanotechnology, Packaging,
Alternative Energy, Energy Harvesting and many others provides invaluable resources for our industry.”
The twelve members of the Board are elected by the member company representatives to serve three-year terms, with
four members rotating off each year. The four newly elected board members include: Carl Blake and Michel Grenon
(each re-elected for a second three-year term); plus Ed Herbert, Independent Inventor and Don Woodard, Venable
Associates. The full board of directors for the 2012-2012 membership is as follows:
Carl Blake, Transphorm Inc. –Chairman
Jim Marinos, Payton America, Inc. –President
Ernie Parker, Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. –Vice-President
Michel Grenon, Gaia Converter, Inc. –Secretary/Treasurer
Ed Herbert, Independent Inventor
Steve Hogge, Power-One, Inc.
Henry Lee, Murata Power Solutions
John McManus, Lincoln International
Steven Oliver, Vicor Corporation
Eric Persson, International Rectifier Corporation
Aung Thet Tu, Fairchild Semiconductor
Donald Woodard, Venable Instruments
About PSMA
PSMA is a non-profit professional organization with the two-fold objective of enhancing the stature and reputation of its
members and their products, and improving their technological power sources knowledge. Its aim is to educate the
electronics industry, academia, government and industry communities as to the applications and importance of all
types of power sources and conversion devices.
MENDHAM, N.J.—May 31, 2012
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce that a new slate of officers has been elected to lead its Board of Directors for the next two years. The new officers are Carl Blake (Transphorm, Inc.), Chairman; Jim Marinos (Payton America), President; Ernie Parker (Crane Aerospace and Electronics), Vice President; and Michel Grenon, Secretary/Treasurer (Gaia Converter Inc.).
Transphorm, Inc.’s Carl Blake Elected to Two-Year Term as Chairman of PSMA Board
Twelve-member Board of Directors brings together industry leadership and expertise covering the gamut of technological advances impacting the power sources industry
MENDHAM, N.J.—May 31, 2012—The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce that a new slate of officers has been elected to lead its Board of Directors for the next two years. The new officers are Carl Blake (Transphorm, Inc.), Chairman; Jim Marinos (Payton America), President; Ernie Parker (Crane Aerospace and Electronics), Vice President; and Michel Grenon, Secretary/Treasurer (Gaia Converter Inc.).
“The work of PSMA has never been more critical to the advancement of power sources and their enabling technologies,” said Carl Blake, PSMA’s new Chairman. “The Association’s critical work in producing its Technology Roadmap plus the influential work being carried out by PSMA committees including Nanotechnology, Packaging, Alternative Energy, Energy Harvesting and many others provides invaluable resources for our industry.”
The twelve members of the Board are elected by the member company representatives to serve three-year terms, with four members rotating off each year. The four newly elected board members include: Carl Blake and Michel Grenon (each re-elected for a second three-year term); plus Ed Herbert, Independent Inventor and Don Woodard, Venable Associates. The full board of directors for the 2012-2012 membership is as follows:
Carl Blake, Transphorm Inc. –Chairman
Jim Marinos, Payton America, Inc. –President
Ernie Parker, Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. –Vice-President
Michel Grenon, Gaia Converter, Inc. –Secretary/Treasurer
Ed Herbert, Independent Inventor
Steve Hogge, Power-One, Inc.
Henry Lee, Murata Power Solutions
John McManus, Lincoln International
Steven Oliver, Vicor Corporation
Eric Persson, International Rectifier Corporation
Aung Thet Tu, Fairchild Semiconductor
Donald Woodard, Venable Instruments
About PSMA
PSMA is a non-profit professional organization with the two-fold objective of enhancing the stature and reputation of its members and their products, and improving their technological power sources knowledge. Its aim is to educate the electronics industry, academia, government and industry communities as to the applications and importance of all types of power sources and conversion devices.