AltaSens Names President and CEO Patrick Quinn as Board Chairman

CMOS image sensor manufacturer AltaSens Inc. of Thousand Oaks, Calif., announced that its board of directors has appointed its president and CEO, Patrick Quinn, as chairman, effective immediately. Quinn succeeds Jon Rode, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging (formerly Rockwell Scientific) COO. Quinn has served as AltaSens' president and CEO since Oct. 2005 and has over 16 years of experience in business management and technology leadership in the electronics and telecommunications industries, most recently as the founder and vice president of Wave7 Optics. Also joining the AltaSens board are John Miller, Rockwell Automation vice president and chief intellectual property counsel; Steve Belland, Rockwell Collins vice president corporate development; and Takehito Jimbo, ITX International Holdings Inc.