REDMOND, WA – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers, security ICs and memory devices, announced that Gerald Ng will be joining the Company as Vice President of Finance with a start date of July 1, 2023. Effective August 16, 2023, he will become the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Gerald brings a wealth of experience in finance and treasury functions, business development, financial planning & forecasting, monthly reporting and business compliance. Gerald was previously Chief Financial Officer for Kymeta Corporation, a broadband satellite and cellular networks communication company. Gerald was CFO of FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. and prior to that CFO at Fluke Networks, a Danaher operating company, where he supported the sale of the business to NetScout, Inc. He served as Vice President of Finance at Spiration, Inc. and was responsible for all finance and treasury functions and provided due diligence in the sale of the company to Olympus Medical. Gerald holds a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts Finance and Accounting from the University of Washington.

“We are thrilled to have Gerald join Data I/O,” said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. “Gerald comes to Data I/O with broad and deep CFO experience in related industries that will give him the necessary background and capabilities to help Data I/O achieve our strategic goals and advance the company to the next level on a global scale.”

“I am very pleased to join Data I/O at this exciting time in the company’s history,” said Gerald Ng. “I look forward to building on Data I/O’s strong tradition in finance and help drive growth in new areas.”