Powermatic Associates (Pleasanton, Calif.): Frank Nudo was named the company's new president. Nudo will be responsible for directing the company’s daily operations and in setting its strategic direction for the future. He is assuming the new responsibilities from company founder Larry Fitzgerald, who will continue with Powermatic as chairman of the board.
Nudo has over forty years of experience in all aspects of the electrical and automation industry. He joined Powermatic Associates in 1994 as a sales engineer and has served as both sales manager and general manager. Well-known in the Northern California automation industry, Nudo spent the early years of his career in Chicago and other midwestern markets.
Powermatic Associates, an ESOP-owned company, is an electrical distributor with an automation emphasis, with locations in Austin, Texas and Singapore as well as its Pleasanton headquarters.