Winland Electronics Inc. announced the appointment of David Gagne as its new Chief Executive Officer and Director. Gagne joined Winland earlier this year as an advisor to the board, hired to lead an outside project team to analyze and evaluate the company's products, competitors, sales channels and business strategy. Prior to joining Winland, Mr. Gagne, served as chief operating officer at Xata.

Gagne joined the company in 2007 as executive vice president in charge of field operations. Prior to joining Xata, Mr. Gagne was vice president, in charge of strategic development with Lawson Software. He also served as vice president of the Healthcare business unit.