John Lowell takes over the position of CEO at AlliedPanels LLC. He will be responsible for leading the management of AlliedPanels’ US site in Madison.

John was most recently at SonoSite Inc., – world leader in hand-carried and mountable ultrasound – where he had been Vice President Operations for the last five years. Before that, John worked over 10 years in operations with medical device OEM companies, such as ATL, now Philips Ultrasound. John, who has earned a masters degree in engineering from Montana State University, began his career as a product development engineer and has held executive positions in product design, program management and operations.

“John has extensive knowledge of manufacturing systems, regulatory and quality requirements, and world-wide sourcing practices in the contract manufacturing and medical devices industries. He is a great addition to our team and the right person to lead our US site”, says AlliedPanels CEO Hansjörg Weisskopf.