For Immediate Release

Ascential Technologies Appoints Jay Drew as Vice President of Global Sales, Aerospace & Industrials  

Shelby Township, Mich., June 30, 2026 — Ascential Technologies, a global provider of automated diagnostic, inspection, assembly, and test systems, today announced the appointment of Jay Drew as vice president of global sales, Aerospace & Industrials (A&I).

In this role, Drew will lead commercial strategy and execution, with responsibility for driving profitable growth, expanding customer lifetime value and strengthening the company’s service offerings. He will oversee the global sales organization, including direct and channel teams, and lead market segmentation, quota strategy and go-to-market execution.

“Jay is a proven commercial leader with deep industry expertise and a strong record of delivering results,” said Jack Pennuto, executive vice president, Aerospace & Industrials for Ascential Technologies. “His ability to scale high-performing teams and execute in complex, capital equipment environments will be critical as we accelerate growth and expand our market position.”

Drew brings more than two decades of experience across aerospace, defense, renewable energy and medical industries. Most recently, he served as head of sales, Eastern United States and Canada at Trumpf Laser Technology, where he led a regional organization responsible for more than $40 million in annual revenue and drove sustained market expansion.

Previously, Drew served as vice president of sales at JT Automation, where he significantly expanded the company’s pipeline and established key strategic partnerships. He also held prior sales leadership roles at Trumpf, consistently delivering year-over-year growth in capital equipment sales.

Drew holds an associate degree in business administration from Springfield Technical Community College.

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Jay Drew, vice president of global sales for Ascential Technologies’ Aerospace & Industrials

About Ascential Technologies
Ascential Technologies, (formerly known as Burke Porter Group), designs, develops, and automates complex diagnostics, inspection and test processes across medical & life sciences, transportation, and test & measurement systems end markets. The company tackles customers’ most demanding, mission-critical challenges where the cost of failure is high. With more than 70 years of innovation experience, Ascential has a global presence and the expertise of more than 2,300 professionals across 40 locations, helping customers accelerate critical solution innovation, mitigate risk, drive competitive differentiation, and shorten time to market, at scale. The company’s uniqueness lies in its commitment to guiding customers through the entire product life cycle, from ideation to commercialization, where quality and safety matter most. Ascential’s customers include Fortune 100 leaders and disruptive innovators. Learn more at www.ascentialtech.com. 

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