DeWITT — Marc Viggiano, president of Saab Sensis, today announced his retirement from the company, effective March 7.

Upon Viggiano’s retirement, Ken Kaminski will assume the role of president at Saab Sensis, the firm said in a news release.

Kaminski currently serves as general manager of Saab Sensis air-traffic management and previously held numerous management roles within the company.

Viggiano will continue to serve Saab Sensis in an air-traffic management advisory capacity, the company said.

Viggiano joined Sensis Corp. in 1986, shortly after its inception.

In the years that followed, he served in multiple roles and was “instrumental” in the growth of Sensis into a “trusted” contractor for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Defense, and various international aviation and defense customers, Saab Sensis said.

Upon Saab AB’s acquisition of Sensis in August, 2011, the company named Viggiano president of Saab Sensis. In addition, the firm in June 2012 named Viggiano vice president of product area traffic management in the Saab Security & Defense Solutions business area.

Headquartered in DeWitt, Saab Sensis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saab AB, a Swedish defense and security company.

“Marc has made a significant, lasting impact on the global aviation industry and the U.S. defense industry. He was instrumental in leading the development and deployment of many products which have significantly improved the safety of daily air travel. All of us at Saab look forward to building on the good work he has done,” Gunilla Fransson, senior vice president, Saab Security & Defense Solutions, said in the news release.

Saab Sensis provides the global aviation markets with advanced sensor technologies, next-generation radars, automation, and modeling and simulation products, the company says.

Layoffs

Saab Sensis recently announced plans to lay off 30 full-time employees at its U.S. operations in DeWitt and Campbell, Calif.

The affected workers are part of the firm’s air-traffic operations, the company said in a statement it emailed to CNYBJ.com.

The layoffs are the result of a “challenging business environment in both domestic and international markets,” Viggiano said in the Jan. 29 statement.

“Taking these difficult actions now will enable the company to remain competitive in the market in the long term and to continue to provide the solutions and affordability our customers expect,” Viggiano added.

Saab Sensis employed 428 people in Central New York, as of December, according to CNYBJ Research.

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