C&K, a leader in electronic switch and interface technology, today announced the appointment of John J. Boucher as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Boucher brings to C&K over 30 years of diversified experience with leading global companies within the hi-tech electronics manufacturing and services segment, most recently having served as President and CEO of ModusLink. Before joining ModusLink, he served as Partner, Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operations Officer at Symbotic LLC, a product and service company providing robotics and automation solutions for high volume distribution centers. From 2004 to 2010 Mr. Boucher worked at Celestica Corporation, a $7B tier 1 EMS company, where he held a number of executive level positions including, EVP Global Sales and Solutions and President of Americas Operations, a $3 billion revenue division with 13,000 employees. Prior to joining Celestica in 2004, he spent nine years as a founding team member building Manufacturers Services Ltd. where he was executive for global operations and supply chain. He also spent over 17 years with Digital Equipment Corporation.

“John is a very experienced operating executive who I have known and worked with for several years,” said Stephen Delaney, a member of the C&K Board of Directors. “On behalf of the board, I welcome John and look forward to working with and supporting him in growing C&K and delivering terrific products to our customers.”

“I’m very excited to join the fine team at C&K,” said Mr. Boucher. “I believe the strength C&K’s broad and high quality portfolio of products provide us with terrific growth opportunities worldwide. With a strong global team, our competitive manufacturing in Europe and Asia, and some exciting new products, I am optimistic about the value we bring to our customers and the success of our company.”

Mr. Boucher replaces Frédéric Chevreton, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests.