Simon Abel Appointed Director of Standard Power Sales for Crane

May 21, 2009
Abel will be responsible for the Field Sales organization and for driving sales in current and emerging markets.

REDMOND, WA – Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., announces the appointment of Simon Abel as Director of Sales, Standard Power for the Electronics Group. Abel will be responsible for the Field Sales organization and for driving sales in current and emerging markets. He will be based in Redmond, WA.

Abel joined Crane in 1988, opening a sales office in the United Kingdom to serve the European market. After rapidly growing his duties to assume responsibility for all international sales, Abel then moved to Crane's Redmond location and has served in a variety of sales, marketing, and business development positions. Most recently, Abel has been responsible for international sales of Standard Power products. Prior to joining Crane, Abel worked with Pascall Electronics in the United Kingdom and before that with Ferranti Computer Systems. Abel holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bradford University.

Standard Power Solutions specializes in DC/DC converter and EMI filter modules sold under the brand name of Interpoint and designed to serve the Space, Defense, Aerospace, and adjacent markets by providing more than 1,000 off-the-shelf quality standard power products, support, and services.

For more information visit www.craneae.com.