ECM Technologies announces the promotion of Vincent Esteve to business development manager at the ECM USA, Inc. subsidiary in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Esteve’s primary functions will include overseeing business sales and marketing development in North, Central and South America with a focus on further expanding the ECM brand into innovative markets, such as: 3D additive manufacturing, vacuum induction melting, vapor phase aluminizing, brazing and other vacuum furnace applications now offered from ECM Technologies. This also includes rapid thermal process and annealing furnaces and R&D laboratory equipment. He will develop and execute comprehensive strategic sales and marketing plans for established business markets, including but not limited to: automotive, aerospace, nuclear, and energy. The new ECM Technologies’ Robotics division will also be a key product offering introduced to all territories.

Esteve joined ECM Technologies in January 2013 as an area sales manager in charge of India, Southern Europe and Latin America. In April 2016, he transferred to ECM USA, Inc. in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a focus to expand ECM into the North and Latin America heat treat markets. Prior to joining ECM Technologies, he worked in sales for Kaliop (London, UK), and engineering development for Anotech and CNES (French Space Center) in Toulouse, France. He received his two Master’s degrees in engineering and material science from the French School of Mines of Ales (IMT Mines Alès), and in international business, trade and commerce from INSA (Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse).