Data I/O Appoints Douglas Adams as SVP Global Services, Support and Quality, Reuniting the Leadership Team That Built the World's Largest Programming Services Business

Bill Wentworth, CEO of Data I/O

“This executive team has well over 100 years of direct experience in device provisioning and has helped set industry best practices, guided by our corporate pillars of quality, execution, and industry-leading KPIs. Source Electronics became the largest provisioning services business worldwide.”

Bill Wentworth, CEO of Data I/O

“Together we are now pairing our services experience with the Data I/O brand, along with newly acquired V-TEK, Inc. and A&J Programming, Inc. to accelerate our services strategy. The acquisition diversifies our customer base, reducing our reliance on the automotive industry and adding new lines of revenue not related to capital expenditure cycles. There is significant revenue opportunity to unlock value within A&J’s existing customer base. A&J has built an outstanding reputation over the last several decades in Silicon Valley. With our new leadership team we will build on top of that value A&J has developed with focus and execution to align with customers’ supply chain needs.”

Bill Wentworth, CEO of Data I/O

“With Doug joining the team, Data I/O now brings the industry's most recognized brand in programming solutions and the industry's most proven programming services leadership team together under one roof. This combination forms the foundation for Data I/O's entry into Programming-as-a-Service (PaaS) to deliver programming services regionally and globally. Doug has recently been a consultant for Data I/O preparing for the acquisition and connecting with team members. This preparation will allow us to get out of the gate quickly.”

Bill Wentworth, CEO of Data I/O

“We are not abandoning the capital equipment business in any way; quite the opposite. We are expanding the solutions available to all customers and supply chain partners.”

Bill Wentworth, CEO of Data I/O

“Investments in the core business and striving to build the best solutions in the industry will benefit Data I/O’s current and future customers allowing them to buy both capital equipment and services. With A&J Programming now part of the NEW Data I/O, we have a programming services operation in place today, and Doug is the right leader to scale it, just as he did at Avnet. Growing software and services are a key part of our future growth plan. Customers will continue to have the option to purchase our programming solutions and deploy them in their factories and utilize our regional programming service centers to help manage peak demand spikes.”

Doug Adams, SVP Global Services, Support and Quality of Data I/O

“Programming services is an integral part of the customer’s supply chain. It is fundamentally an operations business: disciplined process control, quality focused, strong IT security, and centered around customer success.”

Doug Adams, SVP Global Services, Support and Quality of Data I/O

“Data I/O has the technology and the installed base to grow services from which customers can opt for an OpEx vs. CapEx. It’s simple: more options lead to more customer satisfaction.”

Mitch Jacobs, SVP of Manufacturing and former CEO of V-TEK

“During my first trip with Doug to the A&J facility, it was immediately apparent his connection with the team and the excitement throughout the building. Doug’s knowledge of the services business and his reputation for driving disciplined execution and scaling operations to meet customers' global requirements is precisely what we are all very excited about. A&J Programming gives us a strong starting point: an experienced team and a working services operation, backed by V-TEK’s handling and automation systems and Data I/O’s programming and security technology. Being able to provide our customers with this new option creates an environment where we can help our customers regarding supply chain or region.”