Electro-textiles producer for industries including sports, healthcare and apparel Textronics, Inc. has appointed Christopher DeFusco as vice president of marketing and business development.

Mr DeFusco will focus on the commercialisation of the company's textile-based physiological sensing systems for medical devices as well as industrial, military and automotive applications for the company's conductive Textro-yarns and Textro-interconnects.

Mr DeFusco has more than 20 years experience in the high technology, medical device and intellectual property industries. Most recently, he served as a board member, vice president, and general manager in charge of US operations for BTG International, Inc., a London-based technology commercialisation company.