Econolite appoints Eric Raamot as chief technology officer

Eric Raamot has been appointed chief technology officer of Econolite, where he will report to its president and chief operating officer Abbas Mohaddes. He will assume his position on 1 January 2018, following senior vice president and chief technology officer Gary Duncan who will remain in an executive advisory role. Raamot was previously Econoite's vice president of engineering since 2004, where he managed hardware and software operations, as well as many embedded products. Before that, he helped
December 20, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Eric Raamot has been appointed chief technology officer of 1763 Econolite, where he will report to its president and chief operating officer Abbas Mohaddes. He will assume his position on 1 January 2018, following senior vice president and chief technology officer Gary Duncan who will remain in an executive advisory role.

Raamot was previously Econoite's vice president of engineering since 2004, where he managed hardware and software operations, as well as many embedded products. Before that, he helped develop the company's Advanced Transportation Management System software – Centracs advanced traffic management system.

Mohaddes said: “Eric’s industry vision and proven track record of successfully integrating technological innovations into commercially viable solutions that help our customers enhance safety and efficiencies is an invaluable asset. Eric has been preparing for this role, and we are pleased he has accepted this position.”

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