# The Vexos Story: Growth to $250 Million and More to Come with CEO Paul Jona

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-09-29
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona

## Summary

Paul Jona, CEO of Vexos, explains how the company doubled its revenue to $250 million in five years by expanding its global footprint, including a greenfield SMT factory in Vietnam to help US customers avoid tariffs. He details the strategic acquisition of ControlTek, which added military aerospace qualifications, in-house cable assembly, and electronic design capabilities to Vexos's portfolio. Jona also discusses how Vexos navigated pandemic and supply chain disruptions through proactive inventory management and how the company addresses talent constraints through extensive in-house training programs across its facilities in Canada, the US, and Asia.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=8) Introduction: Paul Jona and Vexos's Global Footprint
- [1:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=82) Vietnam Expansion and Tariff Avoidance Strategy
- [3:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=201) Navigating Pandemic and Supply Chain Disruptions
- [5:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=324) Acquisition of ControlTek and Capability Expansion
- [8:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=483) High-Reliability Markets and CMS Business Model
- [12:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=762) Geopolitics and Future Geographic Expansion
- [14:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-29-the-vexos-story-growth-to-250-million-and-more-to-come-with-ceo-paul-jona#t=868) Talent Constraints and In-House Training Programs

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Vexos (company)
- ControlTek (company)
- Markham (other)
- Grange (other)
- Dongguan (other)
- Vietnam (other)
- AES-9100 (other)
- ITAR (other)

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