Interlink Electronics, Inc. Announces Strategic Hire and Promotions

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Nov 12, 2024, 09:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK), a leading provider of sensor and printed electronics solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lars Timmer as Senior Business Development Manager in Europe. Additionally, Declan Flannery has been promoted to Vice President of Strategic Alliances, and Dr. Sreeni Rao has been promoted to Vice President of Product Management.

Lars Timmer brings over 27 years of business development and engineering experience, with the last 17 years focused on generating revenue in the Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Automation, and Life Sciences industries. He previously served as the Director of Business Development for Life Science at United Robotics Group GmbH since 2022. Prior to that, Lars worked at R. Stahl HMI Systems GmbH from 2010 to 2022, where he was responsible for key account management in Europe, collaborating with major companies including Siemens and Emerson Automation Solutions.

Declan Flannery has been with Interlink since 2006, most recently serving as Vice President of Operations and Manufacturing for the last five years. He has been a vital member of the team and has significantly contributed to the company's success over the past 18 years.

Dr. Sreeni Rao has been the General Manager of Interlink's Gas and Environmental Sensors Division shortly after the acquisition of SPEC Sensors and KWJ Engineering. He will now assume the role of Vice President of Product Management. Dr. Rao has 36 years of experience in operations, manufacturing, strategic marketing, product development, and management. Before joining Interlink, he led the MEMS Environmental Sensors division at TDK InvenSense.

About Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Interlink Electronics is a world-leading provider of sensors and printed electronic solutions that support a wide range of applications, including Human-Machine Interface ("HMI") devices and Internet-of-Things ("IoT") solutions, utilizing our expertise in materials science, manufacturing, firmware and software to produce in-house system solutions for custom specifications. We have a proven track record of supplying mission-critical technological solutions in diverse markets including medical devices, automotive, gas detection and environmental quality monitoring, oil and gas and general industrial, and consumer electronics, providing standard and custom-designed sensors that provide the flexibility and functionality needed for today's sophisticated applications.

The Company's products and solutions currently focus on three main fields:

For nearly 40 years, the Company has led the printed electronics industry in commercializing its patented Force Sensing Resistor® technology, which offers pressure and position sensing and rugged capabilities in a very wide range of temperatures. Our piezoelectric film sensors offer strain, bend and vibration sensing and can be used on curved surfaces, while our advanced matrix sensor solutions offer multiple touch capabilities. We supply some of the world's top electronics manufacturers with intuitive sensor and interface technologies for use in advanced applications such as medical robotics and vehicle collision detection.
Our Gas and Environmental Sensors division has over 25 years of experience in cutting-edge design and manufacture of electrochemical gas-sensing technology for industry, community, health and home. We provide advanced sensor solutions, precision sensing instruments, and custom engineering services for detecting gases such as carbon monoxide, ozone, hydrogen, NOx gases and ammonia, for transdermal alcohol detection and for air quality monitoring. Our innovative printed sensor design enables high-sensitivity, low-power and cost-effective solutions for broad adoption in the rapidly growing IoT market.
Our Calman Technology subsidiary brings over 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of membrane keypads, graphic overlays, printed electronics and industrial label products. We offer IP-rated digital and hybrid printed devices featuring integrated backlighting and shielding and printed electronics with advanced materials ink printing. Calman has customers in fields such as medical devices and defense technologies and gives the Company a base in Europe.

We serve our international customer base from our corporate headquarters in Irvine, California; our Global Product Development and Materials Science Center and distribution and logistics center in Camarillo, California; our advanced printed-electronics manufacturing facilities in Shenzhen, China, and Irvine, Scotland; and our proprietary gas sensor production and product development facility in Silicon Valley, California.

For more information, please visit www.InterlinkElectronics.com.

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Interlink Electronics, Inc.
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