LAI names sales director to business development team

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 30, 2008 — LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, has named Brad Creamer as director of sales. 
   Creamer leads business development initiatives in LAI's core vertical markets, including power generation, aerospace and defense industries.
   Creamer, who is based at LAI's Westminster, Md., facility, has more than 19 years of experience in business development and sales management experience with high-tech products for the semiconductor, instrumentation, R&D and industrial markets.
   He was product sales manager at Alcatel Vacuum Products, Inc., Hingham, Mass., and was responsible for a $13-million product line in North America. 
   Creamer has earned a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Philadelphia, Penn. 

About LAI International
   LAI is the premier manufacturer of precision engineered components and assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense and other advanced technology industries. Its technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are the lifeblood of airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems and other mission-critical applications.
   LAI is the largest precision contract manufacturer in its class with the fastest growth as ranked by Inc. Magazine. 
   LAI has developed longstanding, strategic relationships with leading global players across multiple areas of their operations, including Boeing, Eaton, GE, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, and more than 70 percent of Fortune 500 global manufacturers.
   LAI operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine – all of which are ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certified. The company also offers NADCAP-certified non-conventional machining processes.
   For more information, see www.LAIco.com. 

Quick Facts: LAI International, Inc.
- Founded in 1979
- Five U.S. manufacturing facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
- Corporate headquarters located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
- All facilities ISO 9001:2000 | AS9100 certified
- Lockheed Martin Corporate STAR Supplier
- Northrop Grumman Platinum Supplier
- Inc. 5,000 fastest-growing company award winner, 2007 and 2008