(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, has appointed John Taylor, its former senior vice president of engineering and operations, to chief technology officer (CTO), effective immediately. In this new role, Taylor will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of ETQ Reliance, the company’s industry-leading, cloud-native quality management system (QMS).

Taylor replaces ETQ’s co-founder and CTO, Morgan Palmer, who is transitioning out of the CTO role to pursue personal interests.

ETQ also has added ETQ’s vice president of product management, Jamie Fernandes, to the ETQ executive team, expanding his role to include corporate strategy and long-term product direction. Both Jamie and John will continue to evolve ETQ Reliance, along with ETQ’s chief architect, Heera Sharma, who has played a strategic role in the growth of the ETQ’s advanced QMS solution.

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