JOE WRIGHT
President
He also served as Vice President of Global Marketing in 2006 and 2007 and was then promoted to President of Merit Technology Group, overseeing Merit OEM, Merit Sensor, and MCTec B.V.
As President, Wright will be responsible for spearheading the company’s overall commercial strategy. In 2010, he oversaw the creation of Merit China in Beijing. In 2011, he also established Merit Asia in Hong Kong, the company’s headquarters in Southeast Asia. Wright has continued to expand Merit’s presence with facilities and/or personnel in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Before joining Merit, Wright held sales, marketing, and business development positions with Motorola and Micron. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from Columbia University and speaks Japanese.