Nextreme Appoints Mundell Head of Telecom-Focused Thermal Management Products Business Unit
(Business News, 13 Oct 2008 )
Nextreme Thermal Solutions has appointed Jim Mundell to the position of Senior Vice President & General Manager of the newly created thermal management products business unit. The move signals Nextreme’s intention to focus on its thermal management products and to aggressively engage with the telecommunications and photonics markets to enable the integration of its thin-film thermoelectric OptoCooler product line into optoelectronic devices.
Smaller packaging and higher heat densities can directly affect the performance and longevity of today's optoelectronics. Nextreme's products act as solid-state heat pumps and add thermal management functionality directly into the package to maintain the device's temperature at optimal conditions.
As Senior Vice President & GM at Nextreme, Mundell will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s thermal management products business unit. Mundell has more than 30 years of experience in managing and growing high tech businesses in small and large companies. He most recently served as Nextreme’s Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for transitioning Nextreme’s technology from research to product.
Prior to joining Nextreme, Mundell served in executive level management positions at General Electric, Harris Corporation, SCI Systems, and CTS Corporation covering the semiconductor, microelectronic, and electronic manufacturing services businesses. Additionally, he has over 15 years of experience in managing and growing start-up companies.
