CONKLIN, NY – Universal Instruments appointed Jeff Knight as general manager of the Advanced Process Lab (APL) and Advanced Technology Assembly Services (ATAS).

Knight will operate out of the firm’s headquarters here and will be responsible for generating new business opportunities for Universal’s advanced technology groups.

Knight began his career at IBM, eventually transitioning to Endicott Interconnect Technologies and then Actuant, and was most recently vice president of business development and new product development.