Data I/O, a provider of manual and automated device programming systems, announced that Dr. Paul Gary has decided to retire from the Data I/O Board of Directors and not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2012. Gary (71) joined the Data I/O Board in 1998, and has served as Chairman of the Board for 12 years. He is also currently a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He will serve as a Director of Data I/O until his term expires in May.

However, effective April 1, 2012, Douglas Brown has been elected to succeed him as Chairman of the Board. Brown has served as a Director at Data I/O since April 1, 2011, and is currently Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of All Star Directories, Inc. in Seattle, Washington, a Web-based publisher of post-secondary online and career school directories.