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LAKE FOREST, CA -- Printed circuit board materials distributor Insulectro has named Jason Marsh vice president of product management and promoted his predecessor to VP of business development.

A former Kyocera executive, Marsh replaces Ken Parent, who becomes vice president of business development. Marsh had been with Kyocera (formerly Tycom) since 1999 as director of R&D engineering, and spent five years in China as director of Asia operations/general manager of Kyocera Tycom ZH. He has a bachelor's in mechanical engineering/materials science from Stanford University.

Parent, a 12-year veteran of Insulectro, has been in the PCB industry for over 30 years at Lockheed Martin, Morton International and Rohm and Haas.

YAVNE, ISRAEL -- Orbotech lowered its full-year revenue guidance by some 10% to 14% even while the AOI maker struggles to contain accusations that it sold customers' secrets to competitors.

Read more: Orbotech Lowers Guidance, Fights IP Theft Allegations

NEW YORK -- A new investigative report from human rights watchdog group China Labor Watch claims "rampant" labor rights violations at Foxconn's Shenzhen factory and nine other plants in China that supply Apple.

Read more: Report: Foxconn, Other Apple Suppliers Still Abusing Workers

TOKYO -- OKI has finalized an agreement to acquire Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo's printed circuit board business in an all-stock deal.

Read more: OKI Buys Tanaka Kikinzoku's PCB Unit

TOKYO -- Oki Printed Circuits will acquire Tanaka Holdings' printed circuit board operations in a deal scheduled to close in October.

Read more: Oki to Acquire Tanaka PCB Ops

MELVILLE, NY -- Park Electrochemical reported net income plunged 32% year-over-year to $4.93 million in the company's fiscal first quarter.

Read more: Park Electrochemical's Q1 Profits, Sales Fall

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