Quantum Design Inc. Announces New Leadership

Published: January 22, 2024

Quantum Design Inc., a leading control systems integrator and equipment manufacturer has announced the original owners of the company, Danny Pearse and David Culvey, are stepping back and new leadership is settling in this January.

Quantum Design started in 1986 as a Controls Engineering firm and quickly grew from a one-man engineering-shop to a full-service control panel fabricator and Control Systems Integrator. Over the past 37 years, Quantum has significantly grown its controls engineering division and purchased four additional product lines.

David Culvey, former Executive Vice President, retired as of December 31, 2023, but will be available to assist the company on a consultant level.

Danny Pearse, CEO of Quantum Design said, “We thank Dave for his commitment to the company and his leadership over the past 37 years. He has been an anchor and an inspiration to all and the countless hours he has dedicated to the company has not gone unnoticed. On a personal level, I consider Dave a great friend, and while I am sad his time at Quantum has come to an end, I am grateful for the years we’ve worked together and proud of the company we’ve built.”

Pearse, having recently transitioned from President to CEO, will be taking a step back to focus on the company at a big-picture level. “While I will no longer be a part of the day-to-day operations, I have full confidence in the leadership I have appointed to replace Dave and myself, and I look forward to seeing where the company will go from here.”

In light of these announcements, Angie Ostler, former Vice President of Finance, has been named President, overseeing the day-to-day operations with a focus on the company financials, and Derek Wheeler, former Vice President of Sales, has been named Executive Vice President, focusing on the Operations and Engineering processes within the company.

Angie has been employed by Quantum since 2008 starting in the office as an Administrative Assistant, working through Marketing and Finance roles, and participating on the company’s leadership team since 2019. Danny Pearse is Angie’s father, and he has been mentoring her for this role for the past decade.

Derek Wheeler, started his career at Quantum Design over 17 years ago as a Shipping & Receiving clerk. He has held roles in the manufacturing and sales departments and was the General Manager for the Centro-Metalcut and Quantum Roll Sheeter location for several years prior to moving to the current location. His most recent role has been Vice President of Sales overseeing sales activities for all of the Quantum Design product lines.

Derek has also been a member of the leadership team since 2019 and has been working closely with Ostler, Pearse, and Culvey over the past year to make the changeover as smooth as possible.

“We have a great team here which makes the transition an easy move. I am excited to continue to grow with Quantum and be more involved with the manufacturing side of the business again” said Wheeler.

Concurrent to the Executive changes, Quantum Design has brought on a new Vice President of Mechanical Engineering, Zach Roberts. Zach has decades of experience in converting and web handling equipment manufacturing, and has already made strides at the company creating efficiencies within the Mechanical Engineering process.

For more information on Quantum Design, visit www.quantumdicom.