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Minnetronix Appoints Joe Renzetti as Chief Operating Officer
August 17, 2010

ST. PAUL, Minn.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Minnetronix, Inc., a St. Paul-based medical device design and manufacturing firm, recently announced the appointment of Joe Renzetti as Chief Operating Officer.

Renzetti, who joined Minnetronix in July, began his career in the U.S. Army, serving as a helicopter pilot and flight platoon leader. Following the Army, he worked in various leadership roles that included operations and engineering management, project management, and leading e-business and enterprise resource planning initiatives. Most recently, Joe served as president of Specialty Construction Brands and prior to that, was president of Adalis Corporation. In leading these businesses, he focused on team building, strategy development and execution, and brand management.

Joe Renzetti
Minnetronix COO

Joe has a proven track record in driving productivity gains through the development and implementation of new processes, and has successfully executed numerous acquisitions and divestments. In all, Joe brings over 20 years of diverse leadership experience to Minnetronix.

When asked about Joe’s new role, Rich Nazarian, Minnetronix president and CEO, stated, “Joe’s background presents a unique combination of structure and flexibility as well as a history of producing results for customers. His demonstrated ability as a leader and strategist will help us better deliver client-focused solutions through strengthened operations and business structures.

The addition of Joe will also allow his predecessor, Jonathan Pierce, to focus on technology as the VP of Advanced Development as we work to create know-how that will be valuable and offer leverage to our medical device clients."

Joe received a Master of Science in Management from Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from the University of Virginia. Joe is also the co-inventor of two patents for radio frequency identification in packaging and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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