Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX), the manufacturing solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent products globally, today announced that the company has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history with nearly 3,000 members. As a global company offering a full range of manufacturing capabilities, Flex is demonstrating its commitment to open source software as an enabler of smart, connected devices. “Flex is proud to join OIN and help further the goals of the open source community,” said John Ritsick, vice president of legal and chief intellectual property officer for Flex. “In our position spanning many industries, we are sensitive to the negative impact that the aggressive assertion of patents can have on innovation, and how excessive lawsuits can significantly dampen opportunities for collaboration, especially within the open source community. We are pleased to be an active participant in the effort to protect Linux and related open...

Electrical industry leader and former Eaton executive joins $25 billion global manufacturer Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX), the Sketch-to-Scale® solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent productsglobally, today announced that Revathi Advaithi, 51, has been named Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Board of Directors at Flex. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190211005412/en/ Flex Announces Revathi Advaithi as CEO (Photo: Business Wire) “This is a time of tremendous opportunity in manufacturing, as trends such as regionalization, artificial intelligence, 5G and advanced manufacturing all combine to improve the way we live and work,” said Ms. Advaithi. “With locations in 30 countries and expertise in a dozen industry verticals, Flex has the necessary breadth and depth to help companies develop and launch innovative products at global scale and intelligently manage a shifting business landscape. I look...