JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics promoted Steve Korn to president of global electronics manufacturing services operations, effective July 1. In addition, Lee Kemper has been promoted to vice president of diversified contract manufacturing services.

“I’m excited about these appointments. Both are proven leaders and are the right people to execute our EMS and DCMS growth plans,” said Donald D. Charron, chairman and CEO, Kimball Electronics. “Steve has been instrumental in helping us exceed our goal of $1 billion in sales and driving operational excellence, and as general manager, Lee has done a great job integrating and transforming our Kimball Electronics Indianapolis operations.”

Korn was most recently VP of North American operations and global supply chain. He will continue to work closely with the company’s business development team, led by Kathy Thomson, VP, global business development and design services.

Kemper was most recently GM of Kimball Electronics Indianapolis. Prior to joining Kimball, he was president of iScribeMD.

Roger Chang (Chang Shang Yu), VP of Asian operations, and Janusz Kasprzyk, VP of European operations, are retiring June 30.

Korn will serve as the single executive leader for all EMS locations. The current GMs for EMS operations in Asia, Europe, and North America, will report directly to Korn.

“With Steve as our EMS leader, we expect to optimize and grow our EMS business, which continues to be our core business,” said Charron. “There are other things we expect to occur as a result of this change too. We plan to create more focus and acceleration around our common vision for the smart factory of the future and our industry 4.0 strategy. Bringing our EMS facilities under one leader is an important step in our journey, and it’s the right time to take that step.”

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