INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 8, 2024--
Modular Devices is excited to announce the addition of David Frank as Fractional Chief Commercial Officer, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strategic growth and leadership within the cleanroom solutions market. David brings a wealth of experience, having successfully built and scaled high-performing commercial teams across the life sciences, management consulting, and financial services industries. As the founder and CEO of Vantage PT LLC, David has over 20 years of experience driving commercial success through innovative strategies and solution-oriented approaches.
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In his most recent role, David led commercial expansion efforts at Azzur Group, where he played an instrumental role in launching Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand™. His work in scaling sales, marketing, and operations teams has been recognized as transformative, with significant revenue growth and brand influence achieved through his leadership. David’s accomplishments include driving 40%+ growth across business lines, establishing a successful broker sales channel, and implementing a digital marketing strategy that generated millions of dollars in a marketing-influenced pipeline and topline revenue growth.
David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University, along with Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and PMP certifications from Villanova University. David is known for his complex problem-solving, business process improvement, and global business transformation expertise. He is set to bring a strategic vision that aligns with Modular Devices’ mission to simplify client solutions and deliver industry-leading cleanroom technology.
Commenting on his new role, David expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to work alongside the talented team at Modular Devices, providing direction and support in redefining the go-to-market strategy.” He added, “Harnessing the breadth of capabilities that exist under the brands that comprise Modular Devices is an exciting task ahead. I love the opportunity to craft solutions that simplify the lives of clients, and the Modular Devices portfolio does just that.”
Mark Koers, CEO, echoed this excitement, stating, “We are thrilled to have David join our leadership team as we continue on our growth trajectory. David’s experience in scaling solution-based commercial teams aligns perfectly with our vision and values, and I am confident that his contributions will enhance our market presence and drive Modular Devices forward.”
With David’s guidance, Modular Devices aims to solidify its position as a premier provider of cleanroom solutions, ensuring that its messaging, strategy, and client engagement continue to evolve and meet the highest industry standards.
About Modular Devices: Modular Devices is a leader in providing innovative cleanroom and mobile medical imaging solutions. With a commitment to quality and customer-focused service, Modular Devices offers a range of customizable solutions to meet the unique needs of its clients across various industries. For more information, visit ModularDevices.com/Cleanrooms
David Frank, Fractional Chief Commercial Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano continued to spew towering columns of hot ash high into the air on Friday following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others.
Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, has increased since Monday’s initial eruption, forcing the authorities on Thursday to expand the danger zone.
The latest activity has seen the largest column of ash so far recorded at 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) high, Hadi Wijaya, the head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation, told a news conference.
Wijaya said volcanic materials, including smoldering rocks, lava and hot, thumb-size fragments of gravel and ash, were thrown up to 8 kilometers from the crater on Friday.
There were no casualties reported from the latest eruption.
The volcano monitoring agency has increased Lewotobi Laki Laki’s alert status to the highest level.
Wijaya said authorities on Thursday expanded the danger zone to a radius of 8 kilometers on the northwest and southwest of the mountain slope as hot clouds of ash “are currently spreading in all directions.”
“We are still evaluating how far the (danger zone) radius should be expanded,” he said.
The volcanic activity has damaged schools and thousands of houses and buildings, including convents, churches and a seminary on the majority-Catholic Island.
Experts at the scene have found craters from rocks falling from the eruptions up to 13 meters (43 feet) wide and 5 meters deep.
Authorities have warned the thousands of people who fled the area not to return home, as the government planned to evacuate about 16,000 residents out of the danger zone.
The series of eruptions this week have already affected more than 10,000 people in 10 villages, with more than half moving into makeshift emergency shelters.
A total of 2,384 houses and public facilities were damaged and collapsed after tons of volcanic materials hit the buildings and destroyed a main road connecting East Flores district where the mountain is located to neighboring Larantuka district, said Kanesius Didimus, head of a local disaster management agency.
Rescue workers, police and soldiers on Friday continued to search devastated areas to ensure all residents had been moved out from the danger zone, as logistic and relief supplies were provided to nearly 6,000 displaced people in three evacuation sites.
The National Disaster Management Agency has said residents of the hardest-hit villages would be relocated within six months, with each family waiting to be rehoused set to receive compensation of 500,000 rupiah ($32) per month.
About 6,500 people were evacuated in January after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki began erupting, spewing thick clouds and forcing the government to close the island’s Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport. No casualties or major damage were reported, but the airport has remained closed due to seismic activity.
Three other airports in neighboring districts of Ende, Larantuka and Bajawa have been closed since Monday after Indonesia’s Air Navigation issued a safety warning due to volcanic ash.
Lewotobi Laki Laki is one of a pair of stratovolcanoes in the East Flores district of East Nusa Tenggara province, known locally as the husband-and-wife mountains. “Laki laki” means man, while its mate is Lewotobi Perempuan, or woman.
The 1,584-meter (5,197-foot) volcano is one of the 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, an archipelago of 280 million people. The country is prone to earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
Karmini reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024. (AP Photo)
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024. (AP Photo)
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024. (AP Photo)
