Yellow Springs company announces management changes

YELLOW SPRINGS — YSI Inc., which designs and sells software and instruments for environmental monitoring and testing, said it has hired a chief operating officer and made other changes in its management ranks.

Mark W. Matson was hired as chief operating officer and vice president-operations, to oversee operations, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, information technology and other functions, said Rick Omlor, the company’s president and chief executive officer. Matson joins YSI from the Rockford Corp.

Also hired was David Barclay as director of life sciences, to lead all sales and marketing globally for YSI’s life sciences group. The company, based in Yellow Springs, has offices worldwide. Barclay was previously with CEM Corp., a manufacturer of microwave laboratory instruments.

YSI also announced:

  • Jamie Lussier, a YSI employee since 1995, becomes director of research and development for life sciences, reporting to Barclay.
  • Rob Ellison, who joined YSI in 2005, moves up to director of business development. He will report to Gayle Rominger, executive vice president.