Markforged Names John Howard Vice President, Engineering
02 August 2021 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Product design and development veteran joins
Markforged to accelerate product innovation and growth
Markforged (NYSE: MKFG), creator of the integrated metal and
carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge,
today announced that John Howard joins the company as the Vice
President, Engineering. In his role, Howard will lead Markforged’s
hardware engineering team and will report to President and CEO Shai
Terem.
Howard brings to Markforged more than 30 years of experience in
engineering and product design, during which he has developed and
launched multiple cutting-edge, high-volume products for Fortune
100, mid-cap and start-up companies. Howard spent 10 years at
Lab126, Amazon’s development group for the Kindle eReader, Fire TV
and Echo products, most recently leading advanced product
development as the Director of Advanced Products. Earlier in his
career, he managed PowerBook product design at Apple for a decade,
and also held senior development and engineering positions at
medical device companies, including Intuity Medical and Nektar
Therapeutic.
“At Markforged, we’re constantly innovating to ensure our
customers can overcome very real manufacturing supply chain
challenges,” said Shai Terem, President and CEO, Markforged. “John
has spent more than three decades leading teams dedicated to
building and evolving complex platforms so that they meet both
today’s and tomorrow’s needs. His creative thinking and extensive
innovation skills are just what Markforged needs as we accelerate
our product roadmap and enable our customers to print whatever they
imagine at the point of need.”
Since 1989, Howard has been a consulting associate professor in
mechanical design at Stanford University. As a student at Stanford,
he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering as
well as his Masters in Science in Manufacturing Systems
Engineering.
“I’ve spent my career creating products and platforms that
deliver real value to their users’ lives,” said Howard. “Since the
launch of its first printer, Markforged’s creative approach to
solving manufacturing and supply chain challenges has made it one
of the additive manufacturing industry leaders. I’m looking forward
to being part of this engineering team as Markforged continues to
expand the reach of the Digital Forge and position itself for even
more growth in the years to come.”
For more information about Markforged, please visit
www.markforged.com.
About Markforged
Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) is reimagining how humans build
everything by leading a technology-driven transformation of
manufacturing with solutions for enterprises and societies
throughout the world. The Markforged Digital Forge brings the power
and speed of agile software development to industrial
manufacturing, combining hardware, software, and materials to solve
supply chain problems right at the point-of-need. Engineers,
designers, and manufacturing professionals all over the world rely
on Markforged metal and composite printers for tooling, fixtures,
functional prototyping, and high-value end-use production.
Markforged is headquartered in Watertown, Mass., where it designs
its products with over 350 employees worldwide. To learn more,
visit www.markforged.com.
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