ROCHESTER, N.Y. - WorldWide Electric announced the addition of Michael Proffitt as vice president of business development. Previously, Proffitt was a founding partner, principal, and CEO of Advanced Compliance Solutions, a customer-centric provider of compliance testing and certification services for electronic products.

When TÜV SÜD America acquired Advanced Compliance Solutions in 2017, Proffitt became Director of Service Line Operations. Earlier in his career, Michael spent many years with Siemens and obtained a diverse range of experience in Operations and Marketing in the Industrial Controls Business Unit, OEM Sales, and Channel Management. A native and current resident of the Atlanta metropolitan area, Proffitt earned an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Georgia.