St. Louis-based component supplier ESCO Technologies Inc. has selected Victor L. “Vic” Richey Jr. to be its president and COO. Since 1999, Richey has served as the group executive responsible for the company's test and communications business segments in addition to his duties as an executive officer of ESCO.
In ESCO’s early years, Richey’s assignments included leadership positions in sales, marketing and international business development. He started his career with the company in 1986, four years prior to the spin-off from Emerson Electric Co. in 1990, which established ESCO as a public company.
ESCO is a supplier of engineered filtration products to the process, health care and transportation markets worldwide.