ORANGE COUNTY

Nelco Products Inc. in Fullerton, a subsidiary of Park Electrochemical Corp., has named Dennis Chant as president. Chant, formerly president of Plessey Semiconductor in Irvine, a subsidiary of Plessey Inc., replaces Doug Haney as Nelco’s president. Chant said he moved from Plessey to Nelco because “Nelco is more people-oriented and, after 16 years at Plessey, I decided I wanted a job that was more suited to my managerial style.” Nelco builds materials for use with printed circuit boards.