SANTA CLARA, CA – UP Media Group today announced a seasonal switch in schedule for PCB Design Conference East and West. Beginning in 2008, PCB West will be held in the fall in the Silicon Valley. PCB East will move to the spring, with the 2008 show being held in the Chicago area. The exact dates and location will be announced soon.
MILPITAS, CA -- Solectron Corp., one of the world's five largest EMS companies, will lay off
about 3% of its employees and take a restructuring and impairment charge of $35 million to
$45 million. The company reported second-quarter sales of $2.90 billion fell 3% sequentially but rose 16% year-over-year.
The sales uptick was offset by the company's announced layoff of 1,300 and 1,500 employees over the next 12 months as part of a previously announced
restructuring plan.
TORONTO -- Celestica Inc. named senior vice president of finance Paul Nicoletti its interim chief financial officer.
He supersedes Tony Puppi, who is retiring April.
A search is currently underway to select a permanent replacement.
Nicoletti has been with Celestica since the its spinoff from IBM. Prior
to his current position, he was the vice president, global financial operations.