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Ahura Scientific Taps Technology Executive Duane Sword as Vice President of Marketing
WILMINGTON, Mass. – February 5, 2008 – Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in handheld systems for chemical identification, today announced that Duane Sword has joined the senior management team as Vice President of Marketing. In this position, Sword is responsible for managing the company’s worldwide marketing programs, including product management for TruScan™, the company’s handheld system for raw material verification in the pharmaceutical and industrial markets. Sword will leverage his extensive international marketing experience to assist Ahura Scientific in its continued global expansion and brand development.
Prior to Ahura Scientific, Sword was Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Empirix Inc., where he led the marketing team that supported three Empirix product lines worldwide. In 2007, he was recognized as one of the Top 100 Voices of IP Communications by Internet Telephony Magazine.
Before Empirix, Sword held a variety of product management, business development and functional operations management roles with Agilent Technologies and Hewlett-Packard in Asia, Europe and North America.
“We’ve assembled a talented team with deep technical capabilities to create a competitively differentiated product line,” said Doug Kahn, chairman and CEO of Ahura Scientific, Inc. “However, we recognize that in order for our products to make a successful impact in the marketplace we need strong marketing direction and leadership. Duane brings these skills to our organization. With the combination of a technical background and his great instincts for brand development, Duane proved to be just the right fit for both the company we are today, and the company we intend to be in the future. We’re pleased to have him on board.”
“I was impressed by Ahura Scientific immediately and thought the company would be an ideal match for my experience and capabilities,” said Sword. “There’s a terrific opportunity to put the Ahura Scientific product line on the map in a major way, and I’m delighted to be working with such an extraordinarily talented team and such innovative technologies.”
About Ahura Scientific, Inc.
Ahura Scientific Inc. develops rugged, ultra-compact, field-enabled optical systems for the immediate identification and authentication of liquid and solid chemical substances. Customers include agencies and companies in the homeland security, life sciences, industrial and medical markets. Manufactured in the USA in an ISO 9001-certified facility, the company's products offer exceptional portability and unparalleled performance. For more information, visit www.ahurascientific.com.
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