MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO), a leading international provider of instruments and services for testing, measuring and analyzing invisible gases, is announcing the promotion of Alan Traylor to the newly-created position of director of product management.

In making the announcement, MOCON President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Demorest said that Traylor would be responsible for overseeing the product management teams for the following company business units: permeation, testing lab and consultancy, package testing and integrity, microbial detection and industrial analyzers.

“As MOCON continues to grow its global footprint, it is important to have a leader with Alan’s track record improving tools and processes that will be used by all of our product management teams.  The objective is to continue to provide our customers in the food and beverage, packaging, medical, pharmaceutical oil and gas, environmental and other industries around the world with the support they need to get their products to market more efficiently and effectively,” Demorest said.

Traylor joined MOCON in 2011, as the company’s new business manager of food safety products.  In that position he has been responsible for GreenLight® screening system which provides same-day bacterial detection in food.  He also has been an executive in other product and technology-oriented instrument companies with global footprints. Traylor’s diverse past also includes an excellent track record in marketing and sales disciplines, as well as experience in OEM sales and systems integration.