July 23, 2008 - Phoenix Contact named Doug Peterson vice president and general manager. “We’re excited to have someone of Doug’s character and talents lead our U.S. business,” said Jack Nehlig, president of Phoenix Contact USA. Peterson joins Phoenix Contact after 19 years at GE Fanuc Automation, where he held a variety of sales and leadership positions, both in the field and at the company’s headquarters in Charlottesville, Va.
Most recently, he served as vice president of sales for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. In that position, he led global sales for the $500 million embedded board manufacturing business, overseeing all aspects of sales operations and channel management in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Prior to that he was vice president of the company’s CNC business. “It’s truly an honor to be selected to lead such a terrific company with a winning, customer-focused culture and a growing suite of innovative products and solutions,” said Peterson.Peterson holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati.
He is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Phoenix Contact is a global company with annual sales exceeding 1 billion euro. Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., Blomberg, Germany, operates 46 international subsidiaries, including Phoenix Contact USA in Middletown, Pa. Phoenix Contact's formal Integrated Management Systems meet International Standards Organization (ISO) quality, environmental and safety requirements (ISO 9001:2000, 14001:2004 and 18001:1999).
