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Perceptron Appoints Senior Vice President Of Automotive Business Segment

12 September 2000

Perceptron Appoints Senior Vice President Of Automotive Business Segment

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 12 Perceptron, Inc.
today announced the appointment of Bill Corriveau, 47, to the position of
Senior Vice President of the Automotive Business Segment.  The Managing
Directors of the North American and European Automotive Business Units will
report to Mr. Corriveau, assisting him in providing leadership for this
growing organization.
    Mr. Corriveau brings to Perceptron a wealth of success-oriented leadership
and management experience, as well as extensive knowledge of the automotive
businesses.  He comes to Perceptron from Rockwell Automation where he recently
held the position of Director, Global Automotive Business.  He has held
numerous leadership positions at Rockwell, both in the U.S. and in Europe.
    Mr. Corriveau has more than twenty-four years of sales and marketing
management experience, focused on high technology enterprise wide automation
solutions.  He has broad experience with the sales and marketing of products,
systems, and solutions directly to end users and original equipment
manufacturers, as well as through distribution channels.  Mr. Corriveau earned
a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Milwaukee School of
Engineering.
    Alfred A. Pease, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Perceptron commented, "We are very excited about the talent and experience
Bill brings to Perceptron.  His leadership experiences in both North America
and Europe make him the ideal choice for Perceptron.  We are fortunate to have
an individual of such depth join our team, and we look forward to his
advancing our presence worldwide and making significant contributions to
Perceptron's future business successes."
    Perceptron designs, manufactures and markets information-based process
improvement solutions for industry.  Perceptron's systems are recognized in a
number of industries and market segments as important tools for improvement of
both quality and efficiency.  Perceptron and its subsidiaries market their
products worldwide through offices in Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Canada,
Germany, Brazil, The Netherlands, Korea and Japan.