Schweitzer announces executive promotions

by Staff report
| April 16, 2022 1:00 AM

PULLMAN — Electrical control manufacturer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced changes to its senior executive team in a press release issued in early March.

In the announcement, SEL said Stacey Doty has been promoted to chief people officer, overseeing the company’s human resource department. According to SEL, Doty joined SEL in 2002 as a human resources intern while a student at the University of Idaho. She has also served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as senior vice president of Human Resources.

Nicholas Seeley, promoted to vice president of infrastructure defense, will focus on the company’s government and cybersecurity operations. Seeley began his career at SEL in 2004 in the Engineering Services Division and later moved into Research and Development where he worked as a research engineer before transitioning to the company’s Government Services Division. He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Idaho and holds multiple patents, according to SEL.

Stephanie Schweitzer will now serve as chief marketing and communications officer overseeing the company’s marketing strategy, SEL said. Schweitzer joined SEL in 2002 after graduating from Washington State University, working in Business Research, Employee Development and Marketing and Communications. She most recently served as senior vice president of Marketing and Communications.

Lastly, SEL said Normann Fischer will move into the role of vice president of Research and Development. Fischer joined SEL in 1999 as a principal engineer and has served in a variety of roles and led numerous teams focused on product development. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical and electronics engineering and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Idaho. He earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Cape Town. Fischer also holds more than 30 patents, SEL said.

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