HOUSTON, TX , Feb. 7, 2011
Yokogawa Corporation of America has announced Chet Mroz has been named president and COO of Yokogawa’s North American operations, effective Jan. 4. Mr. Mroz is based in the Sugar Land, TX, office and is responsible for day-to-day operations in North America.
Throughout his career, Mr. Mroz has run businesses for Foxboro, Texas Instruments, and ABB and held leadership positions in the United States, Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Over the last eight years Mr. Mroz has advised Yokogawa on a variety of projects from market research to M&A.
“I have personally known Chet since we worked together as young managers at the Foxboro Company in the 1980s, said Tony Lee, CEO of Yokogawa Electric International. “He possesses the character, leadership skills, and industry expertise to guide our North America business to the next level.”
About Yokogawa Corporation of America
Yokogawa Corporation of America is the North American division of $4 billion Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of instrumentation, process control and automation solutions. Headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, Yokogawa Corporation of America offers a variety of clients with products such as analyzers, flowmeters, transmitters, controllers, recorders, data acquisition products, measuring instruments, and distributed control systems. www.yokogawa.com/us