The Chamberlain Group, Inc. has appointed Mark Karasek to the newly created position of Executive Vice President Engineering & Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role, Karasek will be responsible for developing and implementing plans to drive technology and product development-related best practices for Chamberlain and parent company Duchossois Industries, Inc.

Karasek, 45, will concentrate his efforts toward maximizing Chamberlain's strong and growing technology offerings such as networking, interoperability, biometrics, power management and low power consumption, ease of installation, and ergonomics.

"Mark's depth of experience and leadership makes him the perfect individual for this expanded role," said Chamberlain Chief Executive Officer, J. David Rolls.

Karasek joined Chamberlain in 1994 as a manager in the Engineering Department. Since that time, his contributions have steadily grown and most recently he was named Executive Vice President Engineering in 2006. Before joining Chamberlain, Mark held R&D and project management positions with Illinois Tool Works, Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Mark Received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from The Pennsylvania State University and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.