Takeaki Fukuyama was named president and CEO of Tokyo-based Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC), an independent company of Toshiba subsidiary Toshiba America Inc. TAEC makes semiconductors, flash memory-based storage solutions, displays and rechargeable batteries. . . . Hover-Davis Inc., a Rochester, N.Y. maker of component delivery systems for the electronics assembly industry, has opened a sales and support center in Shenzhen, China. Martin Lutzen, regional sales manager, Asia-Pacific, will head the office. He can be contacted at [email protected] . . . 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