Pleora Technologies appointed Jonathan Hou as president, the company announced. Hou previously oversaw the company’s research and development efforts and long-term technology strategy as CTO. Along with management team appointments, the company announced the retirement of Harry Page and Mike Kelly, as president and CFO, respectively. Both will remain with the company in advisory roles. Jonathan Hou. Courtesy of Pleora.Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESEMVA Names Feith as New Standards ManagerThe European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has appointed Werner Feith as its new standards manager. 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