SMK Corporation announced that it is to establish a new European Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. SMK Electronics (Europe) Limited in Ireland will co-ordinate the activities of the company's sales and design operations in Europe and will employ seven people initially.

The company also announced that new European HQ will be located at Northwood Business Park and will be overseen by Mr. Paul Evans, Corporate Executive VP. Originally from Dublin, Mr. Evans is a 30-year veteran of SMK and in 2006 was appointed SMK's first non-Japanese Vice President.