[May 02, 2013] Arizona Technology Council Elects Vante Medical Technologies Chairman, President and CEO Roger Vogel as Chairman of the Board Tweet May 02, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The Arizona Technology Council announced that Roger Vogel, chairman, president and CEO of Vante Medical Technologies as its Chairman of the Board and Bob Witwer, vice president of Advanced Technology for Honeywell Aerospace as its Vice Chairman. According to a release, both positions will be up for re-election in October, for one year terms. Charles Vermillion, CEO, OneNeck IT Services Corp. now serves as Chairman Emeritus. The Council also elected Jacque Westling, partner, Quarles and Brady as a new Director to serve a three-year term. All changes were ratified in a unanimous vote during a regular session of the Council's Board of Directors' meeting on April 18. "First and foremost, we are grateful for the leadership Chuck Vermillion provided during his tenure as Chairman," said Steven Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council. "As we begin to implement our new vision and strategic plan, Roger's election marks a unique milestone for the Council as our first Chairman from a Tucson-based company. He is an excellent business visionary with deep roots and a powerful personal commitment to both Southern Arizona and the state." The Arizona Technology Council's executive officers and board of directors serve in an advisory and fiduciary role by representing the interests of the state's technology industries in the Council's strategic planning and on-going operations. The Arizona Technology Council's current Board of Directors includes 41 members, seven of which are officers. Companies represented include: Alerion, American Express, Arizona State University Office of Knowledge and Enterprise Development, AT&T of Arizona and New Mexico, Avnet, Axosoft, Boeing, Bryan Cave, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Cox Communications, Ernst and Young, Fennemore Craig, P.C., Greenberg Traurig, Honeywell, Infusionsoft, Insight Enterprises, Intel Corp., International Research Center, IO, KPMG, Lumension Security, Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSS Technologies, OneNeck IT Services, Powers Investments, Quarles and Brady, Raytheon Company, Ryley Carlock and Applewhite, Signature Technology Group, Suntron Corp., Telesphere, Terralever, TGen, The Board Institute/SSA Executive Search International, 360 Vantage, Tucson Embedded Systems, University of Arizona Tech Launch Arizona, University of Phoenix, Vante, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Western Alliance Bank. The Arizona Technology Council is a trade association for science and technology companies. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]