ZRG Recruits CEO for ALIGN Precision
September 18, 2025 – Global talent advisory firm ZRG has recently placed Eric Ellis as CEO at ALIGN Precision in Tempe, AZ. Samantha Foster, managing director, and Carolina Siekierski, associate, led the assignment.
The leadership appointment positions ALIGN Precision to capitalize on the increasing demand for its capabilities, strengthen and expand customer partnerships, and realize its long-term growth ambitions. “We are very happy to have Eric Ellis join the ALIGN team,” said Steve Croke, chairman of the board of directors. “Bringing Eric’s proven track record of transformational leadership marks a pivotal step in our journey toward renewed growth and operational excellence to meet the challenging needs of our customers. Mr. Ellis’ ability to guide growth through operational excellence and build empowered, high-performing teams makes him ideally equipped to help ALIGN Precision sharpen its execution and unlock its full potential.”
Mr. Ellis most recently served as CEO of FMI Aerostructures, where he led a company-wide turnaround and restructuring that drove strong financial performance. His more than 25 years of experience in the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors includes nine years in leadership roles at L3 Technologies and six years as senior vice president and general manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.
“ALIGN Precisions is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for precision components across the aerospace, defense, and high-tech sectors,” said Mr. Ellis. “I am honored to lead this team and build on the company’s strong foundation. My immediate priority is to collaborate with our talented people to enhance our operational capabilities and further strengthen our partnerships, ensuring we continue to deliver the highest quality solutions to our customers and drive sustainable growth.”
Backed by Carlyle Group and Blackstone, ALIGN Precision is a leader in tight-tolerance manufacturing of complex components and assemblies for leading OEMs in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and evolving high-tech industries. They offer deep expertise in a wide range of materials, including hard metals, aluminum, and alloys.
ZRG, founded in 1999, is a fast-growing global talent advisory firm with the financial backing of private equity investor RFE Investment Partners. It provides a full suite of executive, middle management, and customized search solutions through its offices in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. The firm finds leaders across a broad spectrum of business markets, including aerospace, consumer, education, healthcare services, and solutions, industrial, life sciences, non-profit, private equity and venture capital, and technology. ZRG is based in Rochelle Park, NJ.
Ms. Foster has over 20 years experience in industrial executive search and leads ZRG’s industrial practice group from the firm’s Connecticut office. She places C-suite, president, vice president, and general management roles throughout the industrial sector, with a specialty in civilian and government aerospace and defense positions. Ms. Foster previously worked at Odgers Berndtson and began her career at Lockheed Martin.
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Ms. Siekierski is a managing associate in the aerospace, defense, and government services executive search practice at ZRG based in New York City. She previously served as an associate, aerospace and defense at Raines International.
RxLogic Search
Kevin Anderson and Brian Kelley recently helped to recruit William Figueroa as chief information & technology officer at RxLogic. He will lead all initiatives related to technology and systems in the next chapter of corporate expansion. “William’s over 20 years of experience leading technical teams and SaaS transformation projects are just one of the attributes that made him the best fit for the role,” ZRG said in a LinkedIn post. “He is a change leader, optimizing infrastructure and operations in an industry-agnostic way.”
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“As we drive a new era of unmatched transparency and real-time data with a cloud-hosted, web-based claims adjudication platform, William brings an exceptional level of visionary IT leadership,” said Lori Daugherty, CEO of RxLogic. “His proven ability to scale systems, teams and strategy will be invaluable to aligning IT efforts to our relevant business needs, including compliance, process automation and the delivery of a seamless, personalized client experience. We are fortunate to attract a professional with such impeccable credentials to modernize technology platforms, enhance security and create collaborative platforms to serve our expanded portfolio of clients throughout the healthcare ecosystem.”
A recognized innovator in the strategic use of technology, Mr. Figueroa brings two decades of experience aligning IT strategy with business growth and enabling full lifecycle management of an organization’s products or services. RxLogic empowers stakeholders across the pharmacy claims ecosystem with SaaS technologies to drive efficiency in pharmacy benefit management.
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