Nikon AM Synergy appoints Jesse Lea as CEO

Nikon AM Synergy Inc. announced the appointment of Jesse Lea as CEO. Jesse succeeds David McKee who announced his retirement effective July 31, following an extensive search by its Board of Directors. Nikon AM Synergy is the engineering and services division of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing (Nikon AM).

Jesse Lea is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience across the manufacturing ecosystem, including previous founder, President and CEO leadership positions. During his tenure at Uptive, GoProto, and 3D Systems Corporation/Rapid Product Development Group, Jesse’s responsibilities encompassed new company start-up, sales system establishment and management, manufacturing and sales operations creation, regulations compliance, multi-industry sales programs, business development, marketing, profit and loss management, as well as metrics-based operations. 

“I'd like to welcome Jesse Lea to Nikon AM Synergy and the Nikon AM team,” says Hamid Zarringhalam, Nikon AM CEO. “Jesse will add significant value in supporting Nikon’s holistic value proposition in industrial scaling using advanced manufacturing. I would also like to thank David McKee for his contributions over the years through his various leadership roles.”

“The United States is focused on addressing critical gaps in the Defense Industrial Base, which are key to national security and global order,” says Major General Brett Williams (Retired USAF), Chairman of the Board of Nikon AM Synergy. “Advanced manufacturing plays a key role in all branches of defense, and Jesse will develop and solidify Nikon AM Synergy operations to fully support its clients and partners to achieve their mission-critical goals.”

“Building on the tremendous efforts and accomplishments of the Nikon AM Synergy and Nikon Advanced Manufacturing team, we are well-positioned to capture the critical opportunity that domestic additive manufacturing represents in the marketplace to address the needs of our defense and commercial customer base,” says Jesse Lea. “I'm honored to have the chance to work with this talented group utilizing cutting-edge Nikon technology to drive advanced manufacturing forward.”