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Teradyne, Inc. announced that Greg Smith has been appointed President of Teradyne, effective July 1, 2022. Mark Jagiela will continue as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Smith, 59, joined Teradyne in 2006 as a Product Marketing Manager in the Company’s Semiconductor Test Division. He held a variety of marketing roles until his appointment in 2016 as President of the Semiconductor Test Division, the company’s largest operating unit. In 2020, Greg became President of Teradyne’s newly created Industrial Automation Group to further our leadership in the emerging markets for collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots. Mr. Smith holds a BSEE from the University of Pennsylvania.

Chief Executive Officer Mark Jagiela noted, “Greg has demonstrated his leadership agility in successfully piloting both our established Semiconductor Test Business and our high-growth Industrial Automation businesses. His technological insights, drive, and results oriented approach have been vital in propelling Teradyne forward. I look forward to working with Greg in his new role as Teradyne’s President.”

Greg was a guest on episode 30 of The Robot Report Podcast, where he discusses the goals and strategy of acquiring Universal Robots, Mobile Industrial Robots, Energid and AutoGuide Mobile Robots. Greg also was a keynote speaker for the 2022 Robots Summit and Expo in Boston.