People on the move July 2015
Adept expands fixed robotics team
Adept Technology has hired Brian McMorris as vice president of North American sales for fixed robotics.
McMorris joins Adept from Panasonic's Industrial Automation division, where he was national sales manager focusing on the semiconductor, electronics, robotics, biomedical, security and food packaging markets.
Prior, he was OEM account manager and emerging markets manager for sensor systems company SICK.
"Brian McMorris brings to Adept more than 20 years of experience in the automation industry, successfully cultivating companies' sales and distribution teams, developing strategic marketing plans, and consistently exceeding revenue goals," said Rob Cain, president and CEO of Adept.
McMorris also spent 12 years at Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI), holding sales leadership and product management positions.
He has served on industry standards committees for SEMI, theRobotic Industries Association (RIA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
