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ROAL Electronics Names Michael Petagna Director Of Business Development For North America

October 10, 2007 by Jeff Shepard

ROAL Electronics, in line with its expansion and growth plans for the global market, named Mike Petagna to the position of Director, Business Development for North America.

Petagna has served the electronics industry in the critical disciplines of engineering, marketing and sales management prior to joining ROAL Electronics. He will work in close collaboration with Don Mulvey, World Wide Sales and Marketing Director, and with the Italian parent company, ROAL Electronics S.p.A. and its CEO, Alessandro Leopardi.

Mulvey commented, "ROAL has concluded its search for the ideal industry professional to lead its North American Sales efforts. Mr. Petagna brings with him the right mix of design, marketing and technical sales experience required in this competitive industry."

Prior to joining the company Petagna was Director of Systems Business for PowerDsine, now Microsemi, with responsibilities for channel business development and National Sales. Before PowerDsine, Petagna spent several years with Lambda Electronics, in key business unit management, product marketing roles and as a design engineer focusing on power conversion products.

Petagna commented on his new role, "ROAL has strong engineering and manufacturing capabilities that will enable us to be the leader in Digital Power and Solid State Lighting Markets."