Perceptron, Inc. announced that the board of directors of the company appointed current Board Chair W. Richard Marz as interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Marz will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Mr. Marz succeeds Jeffrey M. Armstrong, who resigned his roles as director, president and chief executive officer of the company, effective January 26, 2016.

Mr. Marz has been a director of the company since 2000 and chairman of the board since 2008. Mr. Marz is president of MMW Group, a private technology consulting group he founded in 2006. Prior to that he served in various senior management roles at LSI Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer.

The Board of Directors will initiate a search to identify a new president and chief executive officer of the Company. Mr. Marz will serve as interim president and chief executive officer until a successor is appointed.