Springville-based ATL Technology has announced that David Gens has been appointed president and chief operations officer for the custom hardware interconnection products developer. The company also said that Brad Brown will remain chairman of the board and CEO.
“I am honored and excited to step into this leadership role at ATL,” said Gens. “The commitment to creating solutions for our customers, by everyone at ATL, is what makes our organization special. Our global workforce is the foundation of all ATL has accomplished and I look forward to continuing to work with them, as well as everyone on the executive team, to achieve our goals and continue connecting our customers to success.”
Gens joined ATL Technology in 2015. For the past 28 years he has been in leadership positions at high-growth technology and manufacturing companies in the middle market. He has also led over 20 merger and acquisition transactions during this time.
In his new position, Gens will assume responsibility of ATL’s day-to-day operations while maintaining the company’s culture and commitment to its clients, ATL said in a release.
“I’m excited to announce the promotion of Dave to president and COO," said Brown. “I’ve watched Dave lead his teams over the past two years with his unique set of talents and look forward to him taking over the day-to-day leadership of ATL. He has increased customer focus throughout the organization and that is what has made ATL successful over our 25 years. I look forward to working with him to achieve our vision in the years ahead.”
Gens is a graduate of the University of Delaware and received his MBA from the University of Washington’s Executive Program in 1999. After spending the majority of his career based in Seattle, he moved to Utah in 2015 to join ATL.
ATL was founded in 1993 and maintains a domestic development center and offices around the world. The company employs about 85 at its Springville headquarters.