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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based Director operating in the Industrial space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ryan Breen
Director, API Management of Cimpress
Ryan Breen is the Director of API Management at Cimpress, the parent company to Vistaprint and other leading mass customization businesses. Ryan has been at Cimpress for the last 5 years, helping advance the organization’s shift to an internal platform built on microservices. Ryan is responsible for managing the API ecosystem as well as for the documentation, training, and UX that unites the platform. Prior to Cimpress, Ryan was the Chief Architect at Everbridge, the world’s leading mass notification service. Ryan lives in Lexington, MA with his wife, two boys under the age of 4, and no sleep.
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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.
Mark Andersen
Senior Director of Cimpress
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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.
Andrea Gomez
Director of Account Executives of Workrise
Andrea Gomez is the director of account executives at RigUp, a technology company that develops a platform to support the energy workforce.
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About Workrise: Workrise is a marketplace for on-demand services and skilled labor in the energy industry.
Ted Miller
Board of Director of Airgas
Ted B. Miller, Jr., 75, of Gering, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home. Cremation was held at Sunset Memorial Park Crematory in Scottsbluff. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m., Dec. 19, at Central Church of Christ in Gering with Pastor Herb Rainey officiating. Masonic rites will be conducted by Scotts Bluff Lodge 201 and Robert W. Furnas Lodge 265 AF & AM. A private family inurnment will be in West Lawn Cemetery in Gering with military rites by the Nebraska National Guard.
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About : Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. single-source supplier of gases, welding equipment and supplies, and safety products.
Mollie Hale Carter
Board of Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Mollie Hale Carter joined ADM’s board of directors in October 1996 and serves on its nominating/corporate governance and compensation/succession committees. Mollie Hale Carter is president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Sunflower Bank, a retail and commercial bank with more than $1.5 billion in assets and locations in more than 20 communities throughout Colorado and Kansas. Mollie Hale Carter joined the bank in 2005. Since 1997, she also has been vice president of Star A, Inc., of Overland Park, Kan., a private investment firm specializing in agricultural interests. Previously, she was a senior investment officer at John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Carter serves on the board of directors of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and of Westar Energy, a Kansas utility. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
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About : Archer Daniels Midland Company offers food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels, and other products.
Donald Felsinger
Member of the Board of Directors of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Donald Felsinger joined ADM’s Board of Directors in August 2009 and currently serves as its Lead Director and as a Member of the Executive Committee. Donald is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Sempra Energy. From July 2011 through his retirement in November 2012, Donald served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sempra Energy and from February 2006 through June 2011, he was Sempra’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Donald was President and Chief Operating Officer of Sempra Energy from January 2005 to February 2006 and a Member of the Board of Directors. From 1998 through 2004, Donald was Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Sempra Global. Prior to the merger that formed Sempra Energy, Donald served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Enova Corporation, the parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). Prior positions included President and Chief Executive Officer of SDG&E, Executive Vice President of Enova Corporation and Executive Vice President of SDG&E. Donald serves as Lead Director at the Northrop Grumman Corporation and is a Member of the Lead Director Network (LDN). Donald has been a Member of the Conference Board, a Director of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and a Director of the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Donald has served on the Green Foundation and was Co-Chair of the Forum Fronterizo Council of the San Diego Dialogue. Donald holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona and is a Graduate of the Stanford University executive program.
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About : Archer Daniels Midland Company offers food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels, and other products.
Patrick J. Moore
Board of Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Patrick J. Moore joined ADM’s board of directors in November 2003. He is chairman of its nominating/corporate governance committee and serves as a member of the executive and audit committees. Moore currently serves as president and CEO of PJM Advisors, LLC, an investment and advisory firm that also maintains an affiliate relationship with a large New York-based private equity firm. From 2002 until 2011, Moore was chairman and chief executive officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (formerly Jefferson Smurfit Corporation), a producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging and one of the world’s largest paper recyclers. His 24-year tenure at Smurfit also included service as chief financial officer, vice president general manager of the company’s Industrial Packaging division, and treasurer. Earlier in his career, Moore held positions in corporate lending, international banking and corporate administration at Continental Bank in Chicago. Moore serves on the North American Review Board of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. and on the boards of the Metropolitan YMCA of St. Louis, Boys Hope/Girls Hope, St. Louis Zoological Society and the Big Shoulders Fund. Moore holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from DePaul University and currently serves on the university’s board of trustees.
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About : Archer Daniels Midland Company offers food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels, and other products.
Kristen Sheppard
Director, Software Strategy & Transformation of Johnson Controls
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About Broke App, Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls operates in building efficiency, automotive experience, and power solutions businesses worldwide.
Lisa Brown
Senior Director, Local Government & Global Markets of Johnson Controls
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About Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls operates in building efficiency, automotive experience, and power solutions businesses worldwide.
Michael Loth
Director Technical Support and Service NA of Bosch
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About Bosch, Navistar Inc, Provisur Technologies, Siemens: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Marcellino Gemelli
Director of Business Development of Bosch
Marcellino Gemelli is currently based in Sunnyvale (CA) responsible for business development of Bosch Sensortec’s MEMS product portfolio. He received the ‘Laurea’ degree in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pavia, Italy while in the Italian Army and an MBA from MIP, the Milano (Italy) Polytechnic business school. He previously held various engineering and product management positions at STMicroelectronics from 1995 to 2011 in the fields of MEMS, electronic design automation and data storage. He was contract professor for the Microelectronics course at the Milano (Italy) Polytechnic from 2000 to 2002.
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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Jennifer Flonacher
Director of Regulatory Affairs of DroneSeed
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About DroneSeed: DroneSeed is paid per acre to plant tree seed vessels after a wildfire — using heavy-lift Drone Swarms
Andrew Langham
Board of Director of The Manitowoc Company
Andrew Langham has been General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion) since January 2015. From 2005 to January 2015, Mr. Langham was Assistant General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Mr. Langham was an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP focusing on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Mr. Langham has been a director of: CVR Partners LP, a nitrogen fertilizer company, since September 2015; CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since September 2014; and CVR Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industries, since September 2014. CVR Partners, CVR Refining and CVR Energy are each indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Langham received a B.A. from Whitman College, and a J.D. from the University of Washington. Mr. Langham joined the FCX Board in October 2015.
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About : Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.
Dino Bianco
Board of Director of The Manitowoc Company
Dino Bianco is the chairperson of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Bianco was elected to the Board of Directors of The Manitowoc Company in May 2015. He formerly served as Executive Vice President (from 2012 to April, 2015) of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) and President of its Beverages business (from 2013 to April, 2015). Kraft Foods Group, Inc., headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, is one of the largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies in North America. Mr. Bianco previously served as Senior Vice President of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and President of Kraft Canada (2005-2012) and Vice President of Marketing for Kraft’s Beverages, Desserts, Grocery and Cereals businesses (2001 to 2005). Mr. Bianco joined Kraft in 1990 as Finance Manager and held several roles in finance, financial planning and analysis, sales strategy and marketing. Mr. Bianco is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and prior to joining Kraft he was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition, Mr. Bianco is a past chair of Food and Consumer Products of Canada, past member of the Board of The Grocery Foundation, and past member of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Toronto. Mr. Bianco brings extensive relevant experience to Manitowoc Foodservice’s Board of Directors with his 25 years of financial, marketing and senior management experience with one of the largest food and beverage companies in North America. This experience is amplified by his service as past chair of Food and Consumer Products of Canada, past member of the Board of The Grocery Foundation, and past member of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Toronto.
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About : Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.
Tim Zawislack
Senior Director of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing of Delta Galil
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About Delta Galil: Delta Galil is an Israeli textile manufacturing and marketing apparel for men and women.
Mercedes Johnson
Member of the Board of Directors of Intersil
Mercedes Johnson was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avago Technologies Limited, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, from December 2005 to August 2008. She also served as the Senior Vice President, Finance, of Lam Research Corporation (“Lam”) from June 2004 to January 2005 and as Lam’s Chief Financial Officer from May 1997 to May 2004. Ms. Johnson holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Buenos Aires and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Intersil Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., and Teradyne, Inc. Ms. Johnson is the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee and has served on our Board of Directors since 2005.
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About : Intersil Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs).
John Novak
Director of Computer Vision of Rapid Robotics
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About Rapid Robotics: Rapid Robotics provides out-of-the-box automation for manufacturers.
Elias Dokas
Managing Director of MidOcean Partners
Managing Director at MidOcean Partners .
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About MidOcean Partners: Presence Capital is an investment firm that finances startups developing technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality.
Eric Roth
Managing Director of MidOcean Partners
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About MidOcean Partners: Presence Capital is an investment firm that finances startups developing technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality.
Willy Pell
Director of New Technology of Blue River Technology
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About Blue River Technology: Blue River Technology employs computer vision and robotics technologies to build intelligent solutions for the agricultural industries.
Nicolas Sauvage
Managing Director of TDK Ventures
Managing Director of TDK Ventures. TDK Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund, investing globally in early-stage startups that leverages fundamental material science to unlock an attractive and sustainable future for the world. TDK Ventures goal is to help every start-up we invest to achieve their full potential for positive world impact. He was previously responsible at InvenSense for all strategic ecosystem relationships, including Google and Qualcomm, and other HW/SW/System companies. Before that, Nicolas was part of NXP Software management team, responsible for worldwide sales, and later P&L and product management of the OEM Business Line. Nicolas is an alumnus of Stanford, INSEAD, Institut supérieur d’électronique et du numérique and London Business School
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About TDK Corporation, TDK Ventures, TDK Ventures: TDK Ventures is the Corporate VC arm of TDK Corporations that invests globally in hard-tech entrepreneurs.
Ross Schalmo
Sr. Director – Data & Analytics of GE Aviation
Ross Schalmo is Director of Data and Analytics at GE Aviation. As part of the Information Management Leadership Program at General Electric, he has been exposed to many different types of challenges, both in project management and technical expertise. He is experienced in relational database development and administration, Java, XML, XSL, and JavaScript programming, and large-scale IT program rollouts.
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About GE Aviation: GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, and integrated systems.
Steve McManus
GE MRO Sales Director of GE Aviation
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About GE Aviation: GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, and integrated systems.
Ross Schalmo
Sr. Director – Data & Analytics of GE Aviation
Ross Schalmo is Director of Data and Analytics at GE Aviation. As part of the Information Management Leadership Program at General Electric, he has been exposed to many different types of challenges, both in project management and technical expertise. He is experienced in relational database development and administration, Java, XML, XSL, and JavaScript programming, and large-scale IT program rollouts.
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About GE Aviation: GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, and integrated systems.
Raunak Bhinge
CEO, Managing Director & Founder of Infinite Uptime
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About Infinite Uptime: Infinite Uptime is an industrial IoT solution provider for improved quality and productivity in the engineering and processing industries.
James W. Stewart
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2010) Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of BJ Services Company from 1990 until its acquisition by the Company in 2010. Prior to 1990, Stewart held various management and staff positions with BJ Services Company and its predecessor company. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Board of Directors of Delta SubSea LLC, Aereon, Pipe Pros LLC, The Alley Theatre of Houston, a Trustee of the Menil Collection and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Menil Collection.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Claire W. Gargalli
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 1998) Former Vice Chairman, Diversified Search and Diversified Health Search Companies (executive search consultants) from 1990 to 1998. Gargalli served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Equimark from 1984 to 1990. During that period, she also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Equimark’s two principal subsidiaries, Equibank and Liberty Bank. Gargalli is a director of BioMotion Analytics. She is also a trustee emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University and Middlebury College. Within the past five years, Gargalli served on the Board of Directors of Praxair, Inc.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Larry D. Brady
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2004) Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intermec, Inc. (industrial technologies). He served as Chairman of Intermec from 2001 to 2007 and as CEO from 2000 to 2007. Brady served as President of Intermec from 1999 to 2001 and as Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2000. At FMC Corporation, he served as a director from 1989 to 1999, President from 1993 to 1999, Executive Vice President from 1989 to 1993, and Vice President from 1984 to 1989. Brady is a life member of the Advisory Board of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Within the past five years, he served as a director of Pactiv Corporation.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
William Easter
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2014) Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of DCP Midstream LLC (natural gas gatherers and processors, and marketers of natural gas and natural gas liquids) from 2004 to 2008. Easter worked for ConocoPhillips for more than twenty years where he held senior leadership, operating, and commercial roles in areas of natural gas and natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products. He served as a director of Sunoco, Inc. from 2011 to 2012 and Sunoco Partners, LLC during 2012. Easter is a director of Concho Resources Inc., Delta Airlines Inc. and Memorial Hermann Health Care System.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Charles L. Watson
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 1998) Chairman of Twin Eagle Resource Management (energy Marketing) since 2010, Chairman and CEO of Advanced Blast Protection Systems since 2015, Chairman of Wincrest Ventures, L.P. (Private Investments) since January 1994 and senior energy advisor to GSO/Blackstone since 2014. Mr. Watson was Chairman of Eagle Energy (wholesale energy) from 2003 to 2009 and Chairman of Sigma Chi Foundation from 2005 to 2012. He served as a Senior Energy Advisor to Carlyle Investment Management Fund (investment) from 2011 to 2014 and as Senior Advisor to EDF Trading North America LLC (wholesale energy) and Electricite de France (electric utility) during 2008 and Managing Director of Lehman Brothers (financial services) from 2007 to 2008. He was the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy Inc. (diversified energy) and its predecessor companies from 1985 to 2002. Watson is a board member of Mainstream Renewable Power, Baylor College of Medicine, serves on the board of Advisors for Angeleno Investors, L.P., and serves on the Advisory Council for DocuSign.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Anthony G. Fernandes
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Ron Reis
Service Director & General Manager of Baker Hughes
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Bill Dale
Buildings & Infrastructure (BI) Director, Applied Technology of Jacobs
Bill Dale is a leader in applied technology at Jacobs with more than 20 years of experience in the areas of science, technology, and engineering. He specializes in identifying opportunities for improving work process with the practical application of technology and is passionate about information security and intellectual property management. Currently, he advises internal teams, and external entities, on process optimization. He enjoys skiing, fishing, and spending time with his family.
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About Jacobs: Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Alan Boeckmann
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors of BP
Alan Boeckmann retired as nonexecutive chairman of Fluor Corporation in February 2012, ending a 35-year career with the company. Between 2002 and 2011, he held the post of chairman and chief executive officer, and was president and chief operating officer from 2001 to 2002. His tenure with the company included responsibility for global operations. As chairman and chief executive officer, he refocused the company on engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in electrical engineering, he joined Fluor in 1974 as an engineer and worked in a variety of domestic and international locations, including South Africa and Venezuela. Alan was previously a non-executive director of BHP Billiton and the Burlington Santa Fe Corporation, and has served on the boards of the American Petroleum Institute, the National Petroleum Council and the advisory board of Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. He led the formation of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Partnering Against Corruption’ initiative in 2004.
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About : BP delivers heat, light and mobility products and services to people all around the world.
Angel Hernández
International Business Director of Fetch Robotics
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About Fetch Robotics: Fetch Robotics provides the market’s only cloud-driven Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution for warehousing intralogistics environments.
David Dymesich
Creative / Design Director of Fetch Robotics
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About Fetch Robotics: Fetch Robotics provides the market’s only cloud-driven Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution for warehousing intralogistics environments.
Russell Toris
Director of Robotics of Fetch Robotics
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About Fetch Robotics: Fetch Robotics provides the market’s only cloud-driven Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution for warehousing intralogistics environments.
Robert Dwyer
Board of Directors of Mastec
Mr. Dwyer has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2007. He retired from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in 1999 as Executive Vice President-National Sales Director, having served in that role from 1990 until his retirement. Prior to that, Mr. Dwyer was Director of Taxable Fixed Income for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank of New York Ivy Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Ernest Csiszar
Board of Directors of Mastec
Ernest N. Csiszar joined our Board of Directors in October 2005. Mr. Csiszar is currently a private investor and serves as Director of Insurance for Bridge Strategy Group, LLC, a management consulting firm, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Guarantee Insurance Company, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance and services. Mr. Csiszar also serves as a Director of PHTS, Inc. a health care risk management company, and is a visiting professor at the University of South Carolina. From September 2004 until his retirement in September 2006, Mr. Csiszar was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the property and casualty insurance industry’s principal trade association. Mr. Csiszar was the Director of Insurance for the State of South Carolina from February 1998 to August 2004 and also served as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2004. Mr. Csiszar also served as the president and chief executive officer of Seibels Bruce Group, Inc., a property and casualty insurance company, from 1995 to 1998. Previously, he was a visiting professor at the School of Business at the University of South Carolina and served as managing co-director of Holborn Holdings Corporation, a European investment banking firm. Mr. Csiszar brings to our Board of Directors his extensive experience in insurance and risk management, executive leadership and his advisory experience in financial matters.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Frank Jaumot
Board of Directors of Mastec
Frank E. Jaumot, joined our Board of Directors in September 2004. Mr. Jaumot has been the Director of Accounting and Auditing for the certified public accounting firm of Ahearn, Jasco and Company, P.A. since 1991. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Jaumot was associated with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Jaumot is a certified public accountant in Florida and Ohio and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is a member of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of South Florida (a not-for-profit charity), and Bimini Capital Management, Inc. Mr. Jaumot brings to our Board of Directors his extensive experience in accounting, financial and internal controls, auditing and SEC reporting and is considered an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC rules.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Jose Sorzano
Board of Directors of Mastec
Jose S. Sorzano has been a member of our Board of Directors since October 1995. Mr. Sorzano has been Chairman of The Austin Group, Inc., an international corporate consulting firm, since 1989, a director of Securiport LLC, a privately held biometric company, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Free Cuba Committee since 2000. Mr. Sorzano was Special Assistant to President Reagan for National Security Affairs from 1987 to 1988; Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University, from 1969 to 1987; Ambassador and U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1983 to 1985; and Chairman of the Board of Visitors, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Sorzano brings to our Board of Directors significant experience in governmental and international affairs, international business and a historical perspective on our growth and operations having served as a director since 1995.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Julia Johnson
Board of Directors of Mastec
Julia L. Johnson has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2002. Since January 2001, Ms. Johnson has been President of NetCommunications, L.L.C., a regulatory analysis and public policy consulting firm specializing in the communications, energy, and information technology public policy arenas. Ms. Johnson served on the Florida Public Service Commission from January 1992 until November 1999, and served as chairwoman from January 1997 to January 1999. Ms. Johnson also chaired Florida’s Information Service Technology Development Task Force, which advised then Florida Governor Jeb Bush on information technology policy and related legislative issues, from November 1999 to July 2001. Ms. Johnson also serves on the Board of Directors of each of First Energy Corp., NorthWestern Corporation, and American Water Works Co., Inc. Ms. Johnson brings to our Board of Directors extensive extensive knowledge with respect to the regulatory process and policy development in several of our industries, many years of service on the boards of several other public companies and a deep understanding of corporate governance.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Javier Palomarez
Board of Directors of Mastec
Mr. Javier Palomarez is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (“USHCC”), which promotes the economic growth, development and interests of Hispanic-owned businesses, advocates on behalf of American corporations and serves as the umbrella organization for local chambers and business associations nationwide. Mr. Palomarez also serves on the National Advisory Council on Minority Business at the Department of Commerce, the Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Advisory Council, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Advisory Board, and the Senate Task Force on Corporate Diversity and Inclusion. Mr. Palomarez is the recipient of the Bnai Zion “Humanitarian of the Year” award, and in 2015 Mr. Palomarez was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Medallion from the National 4-H Council and was recognized by the Government of Mexico with the Ohtli Award. Prior to joining the USHCC, Mr. Palomarez served in various executive capacities with Allstate Insurance Corporation, Sprint, Inc. and Bank of America.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
John Van Heuvelen
Board of Directors of Mastec
John Van Heuvelen has been a member of our Board of Directors since June 2002. Mr. Van Heuvelen spent 13 years with Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter Reynolds in various executive positions in the mutual fund, unit investment trust and municipal bond divisions before serving as President of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Trust Company from 1993 until 1999. Since 1999, Mr. Van Heuvelen has been a private investor based in Denver, Colorado. His investment activities have included private telecom and technology firms, an area where he still remains an active investor. In addition, Mr. Van Heuvelen was owner of a construction company for six years. Mr. Van Heuvelen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hallador Energy Company and Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and was a member of the Board of Directors of LifeVantage, Inc. from August 2005 through August 2007. Mr. Van Heuvelen brings to our Board of Directors extensive executive leadership and management experience, many years of serving on the boards of several other public and private companies, experience in our industries, significant experience with respect to capital markets, strategic planning, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions and is considered an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC rules.
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About : MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Joe Kuklewicz
Senior Director and Controller, BIW of Bath Iron Works
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About Bath Iron Works: Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major American shipyard.
Rick J. Mills
Board Of Director of Flowserve
Rick J. Mills, has served as a director since 2007 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He served as a Vice President of Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of large diesel engines, and President of the Components Group at Cummins Inc., through from 2005 to March 2008. He was Vice President and President — Filtration Business from 2000 to 2005 and held other key management positions with Cummins Inc. from 1970 to 2000, including Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 1996 to 2000. From February 2005 to April 2009, Mr. Mills served as a director form Rohm & Haas, a specialty chemicals company, which was sold to Dow Chemical in April 2009. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Mills served as a director and member of the audit committee of GERDAU Ameristeel, the second largest mini-mill steel producer in North America, which was acquired by GERDAU, SA in August 2010. Since January 2012, Mr. Mills has served as director and member of the audit committee of Commercial Metals Company, a global manufacturer, recycler and marketer of steel and metal products and related materials.
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About : Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Lynn Elsenhans
Board Of Director of Flowserve
Lynn was formerly Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco Inc. She joined Sunoco in 2008 as Chief Executive Officer and President, and was appointed Chair in 2009. She was President and Chief Executive Officer until March 2012, and was Chair until May 2012. Lynn was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Baker Hughes Incorporated in May 2012. Lynn is a director of the Texas Medical Center, and a director of The First Tee of Greater Houston. She is also a Trustee of the United Way of Greater Houston and a Trustee of Rice University. Prior to joining Sunoco, she worked for Royal Dutch Shell, which she joined in 1980, and where she held a number of senior roles. From 2005 to 2008, she was Vice President, Global Manufacturing. She has a BA in Mathematical Sciences from Rice University, Houston and an MBA from Harvard University.
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About : Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
John Friedery
Board Of Director of Flowserve
John R. Friedery, has served as a director since August 2007 and serves as Chairman of the Organization and Compensation Committee and as a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. From January 2008 to January 2010, Mr. Friedery served as Senior Vice President; President, Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia, for Ball Corporation, a provider of metal and plastic packaging for beverages, foods and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies services. From January 2004 to December 2007, he served as Ball Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Packaging Products Americas, and from April 2000 to May 2004 as the President, Metal Beverage Container operations, as well as other leadership roles in Ball Corporation since 1988. Prior to his employment with Ball Corporation, he served in field operations for Dresser/Atlas Well Services and in operations, exploration and production for Nondorf Oil and Gas.
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About : Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Gayla Delly
Board Of Director of Flowserve
Gayla J. Delly, has served as director since January 2008 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee. Ms. Delly currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Electronics Inc., a company that provides contract manufacturing, design, engineering, test and distribution services to manufacturers of computers, medical devices, telecommunications equipment and industrial control and test instruments. Ms. Delly is a certified public accountant. She previously served as President from 2006 to 2011, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2006, and as Corporate Controller and Treasurer from 1995 to 2001. From March 2005 to October 2008, Ms. Delly also served as a member of the board of directors for Power One, a provider of power conversion and management solutions.
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About : Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Joseph Harlan
Board Of Director of Flowserve
Joe E. Harlan has served as a director since August 2007 and serves as a member of Finance Committee and the Organization and Compensation Committee. Mr. Harlan currently serves as the President of the Performance Products and Performance Systems Division and Executive Vice President of Dow Chemical Company, a global specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics company. From 2008 to August 2011, he served as Executive Vice President of the Consumer and Office Business of the 3M Company, a diversified consumer products and office supply provider. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Harlan served as 3M Company’s Executive Vice President of the Electro and Communications Business. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sumitomo 3M Ltd., a diversified technology and products manufacturer, from 2003 to 2004. Prior to his career with 3M Company, he spent 20 years with General Electric Company, holding a number of leadership positions including serving as Vice President of Finance and CFO for GE Lighting Group (Global).
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About : Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Ron Haub
Segment Director of ThermoSafe of Sonoco Products Company
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About Sonoco Products Company: Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products.
Bob Sulentic
Member of the Board of Directors of CBRE Group
Robert Sulentic has served as Chief Executive Officer of CBRE, Inc., a global commercial real estate services company, since 2012 and President since 2010. Sulentic also has been a member of the CBRE Board since 2012. He previously served as President of the Development Services business from 2006 to 2011 and as Chief Financial Officer and Group President, each from 2009 until 2010. In addition, Sulentic was a member of CBRE’s Board and Group President of Development Services, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2006 through 2009. During the period in which Sulentic has served as CEO and CFO of CBRE, the company completed a significant balance sheet restructuring and cost cutting/operational restructuring, as well as engaged in M&A activity resulting in approximately 25 completed acquisitions. Sulentic also has overseen a significant upgrade to CBRE’s IT and other support systems. Over the six year period during which he served as CFO and CEO, CBRE’s stock price increased approximately 11x and the market capitalization of the company grew from $1 billion to $11 billion. CBRE is the only firm in its sector to be included in the Fortune 500, and also has been voted the industry’s top brand for 13 consecutive years. Before CBRE, Sulentic served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trammell Crow Company from 2000 through 2006, and was also Chairman of the Board from 2002 through 2006. He previously served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 1998 to October 2000. During his six years at Trammell Crow, the stock price increased 240%.
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
James Groch
CFO and Global Director of Corporate Development of CBRE Group
James Groch is CBRE’s Chief Financial Officer and Global Director of Corporate Development with firm-wide responsibility for finance, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and the Company’s principal investments in real estate and funds. CBRE is a Fortune 500 company and the world’s largest commercial real estate services company.Mr. Groch joined Trammell Crow Company in 1985, leasing office space in Houston, Texas and led the Central Region in signed leases in his first full year. In 1988, at the age of 26, he was promoted to Partner, becoming the Company’s youngest executive in that role. From 1991 through 1997, Mr. Groch served as a Managing Director of Trammell Crow Northeast, Inc. In 1997, Mr. Groch was named President of Development and Investment for the Eastern U.S. In 1998, he became Chief Investment Officer of Trammell Crow Company. During 2000 to 2005 he assumed the additional roles of President of Funds and Investment Management and Director of Corporate Finance for the public company. Following the sale to CBRE in December 2006, he became a member of its Global Executive Board. From January 2009 until March 2014, he served as Global Chief Investment Officer and EVP of Strategy and Corporate Finance. Among other accomplishments, Mr. Groch has led the following: new ventures to fund several billion of risk mitigated development and acquisitions, acquisition of the largest shareholder position in FPD Savills in 2005 (LSE; SVS), the sale of Trammell Crow Company to CBRE in December 2006, extensive innovative balance sheet activities for CBRE during and following the global financial crisis of 2009, the acquisition in 2011 of ING Bank’s leading global Real Estate Investment Management business with approximately $60 billion of assets under management, and in 2013, the acquisition of Norland, a U.K. based technical engineering services business with over 700 million in revenue.
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
Laura O’Brien
Global Director, Client Care and Development of CBRE Group
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About CBRE Group, CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
David Pogue
Global Director of Corporate Responsibility of CBRE Group
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
Darla Longo
Vice Chairman/Managing Director of CBRE Group
Darla Longo is the Vice Chairman/Managing Director of CBRE.
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
David Vasko
Director Advanced Technology of Rockwell Automation
David A. Vasko is director of Advanced Technology at Rockwell Automation. He is responsible for applied R&D and Global Product Standards and Regulations within Rockwell. He is charged with developing and managing technology to enable the future generation of Rockwell Automation’s industrial automation products. David has held leadership positions in development and research groups while at Rockwell. He managed the Distributed Control Research lab, where agent based control systems were first developed and successfully deployed in industrial applications. He managed the Architecture Development group and contributed to the development of the ControlLogix Architecture and CIP (Common Industrial Communication Protocol/IEC 61158) which is currently used in over 15 million industrial devices. He led the team that developed CIP Safety communication protocol (IEC 61784-3) and in 2005 he was recognized as Rockwell Automation’s Engineer of the Year for his contribution. He is on the boards of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, the IoT Talent Consortium and the Milwaukee Institute. He is a member of the Wisconsin Technical Council, the US National Committee Council and serves on Technical Advisory Groups in the US National Committee for industrial control. He serves in leadership positions within the IEC and is a contributing member of the IEC Strategic Group focused on Smart Manufacturing and Industrie 4.0, the Industrial IOT. He has authored 20 papers, contributed to 3 books and hold over 40 US patents, in industrial communications, distributed control, agent technology and functional safety.
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About Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation specializes in industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive.
William McCormick, Jr.
Board of Director of Rockwell Automation
Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, CMS Energy Corporation (Diversified Energy). Mr. McCormick served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Energy Corporation from November 1985 until May 2002. Before joining CMS, he had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Natural Resources Company (natural gas company) and Executive Vice President and a director of its parent corporation, The Coastal Corporation (energy holding company).
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About : Rockwell Automation specializes in industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive.
Steven Kalmanson
Board of Director of Rockwell Automation
Retired Executive Vice President, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Consumer Package Goods). Mr. Kalmanson joined Kimberly-Clark Corporation in 1977. He held various marketing and business management positions within the consumer products businesses. He was appointed President, Adult Care in 1990, President, Child Care in 1992, President, Family Care in 1994, Group President of the Consumer Tissue segment in 1996, Group President-North Atlantic Personal Care in 2004 and Group President-North Atlantic Consumer Products in 2005. Mr. Kalmanson was president and sole owner of Maxair, Inc., an aviation services company, from 1988 until October 2011 when he sold the company.
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About : Rockwell Automation specializes in industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive.
Megan Samford
Director of Product Safety & Security of Rockwell Automation
Megan Samford, Global Director of Product Security, Rockwell Automation – Megan is a security executive with a career spanning several positions both in government and the private sector with focus on industrial control systems security, critical infrastructure protection and risk analysis. In her role at Rockwell Automation, Megan is responsible for driving the product security strategy and program for Rockwell Automation. Prior to joining Rockwell Automation, Megan was the Product Security Leader for GE Global Research and manager of the Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT). During her government service Megan served as Virginia’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Coordinator within the Governor’s Offices of Tim Kaine and Bob McDonnell. Throughout her career, Megan has served as a subject matter expert to the United States government for security policy, software supply chain integrity, critical infrastructure protection, and associated risk analysis and mitigation initiatives. Megan’s key interest include advancing the field of product security as a well rounded out domain and applying scalable structures like Incident Command System to cyber critical infrastructure response. Megan holds a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) and Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, both from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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About Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation specializes in industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive.
Justin Woody
Director Of Innovation of Claroty
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About Claroty: Claroty is a cybersecurity company that protects industrial control networks from cyber-attacks.
Seth Schofield
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Calgon Carbon Corporation
Seth Schofield graduated from the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development in 1975. He served in various corporate staff positions after joining USAir, Inc. in 1957 and became executive vice president of Operations in 1981. Seth served as president and chief operating officer of US Air from 1990 until 1991. He was elected president and chief executive officer in 1991 and became chairman of the boards of USAir Group and USAir, Inc. in 1992. He retired in January 1996. Seth is the presiding director of United States Steel Corporation and chairman of the board of Calgon Carbon Corporation.
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About : Calgon Carbon Corporation is the leader in the activated carbon industry through unmatched innovations in the purification,
J. Michael Losh
Member of the Board of Directors of Prologis
J. Michael Losh is the Member of the Board of Directors at Aon Corporation. Michael serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a Member of the Executive Committee, Finance Committee and the Governance/Nominating Committee of Aon Board of Directors. From July 2004 to May 2005, Michael served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc., a diversified healthcare service company. From 2000 until 2002, Michael served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Metaldyne Corporation, a leading global designer and supplier of metal based components, assemblies and modules for transportation related powertrain and chassis applications. From 1994 until 2000, Michael served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of General Motors Corporation. Michael spent 36 years in various capacities with General Motors, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at GMAC, its financial services group, Group Vice President of North American Sales, Service and Marketing and Vice President and General Manager of both its Oldsmobile Division and Pontiac Division. In addition to Prologis, Michael currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at AON Corporation, Masco Corporation and H.B. Fuller Company. Michael is a former presiding Member of the Board of Directors of CareFusion and a former Member of the Board of Directors of TRW Automotive Holdings, Inc. Michael previously served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Cardinal Health, Inc. Michael holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University.
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About : Prologis is an owner, operator, and developer of industrial real estate, logistics, and supply chain.
Charles Bunch
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PPG Industries
Charles Bunch was elected executive chairman of PPG Industries, Inc. in September 2015. Bunch has a 37-year history with PPG, holding positions in finance and planning, marketing and general management in the United States and Europe. Charles joined PPG Industries in 1979 and held various positions in finance and planning, marketing, and general management in the United States and Europe. He later served as senior vice president of strategic planning and corporate services from 1997 to 2000 and executive vice president, coatings from 2000 to 2002. He was named president, chief operating officer and board member in 2002 and Chairman and CEO in 2005. He served in those positions until his retirement in 2015. He currently serves on the board of PNC Financial Services Group , ConocoPhillips and joined the Marathon Petroleum Corporation board of directors in September 2015. He previously was a member of the University of Pittsburgh’s board of trustees, a director of H.J. Heinz Company and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the American Coatings Association. Charles received a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
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About : PPG Industries is an American global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass, and fiberglass.
Stephan Wembacher
Co-Founder & Executive Director of Cosmo
Co-founded multiple successful companies in Munich, Hong Kong, and California such as San Francisco and Hong Kong based Cosmo, a global technology manufacturing and supply chain leader and Paris based accessory brand Cote & Ciel. Investing in start-ups in the technology and hardware space and advising and supporting executive teams in current portfolio companies.
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About Cosmo, Weltraum: Comprehensive manufacturing solutions provider, specializing in engineered soft-goods, material innovation, and sustainability.
Ian Fellows
Sales and Marketing Director OCSiAl USA of OCSiAl Group
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About OCSiAl Group: The only company to develop low-cost technology with unlimited scaling potential for the mass production of graphene nanotubes.
Sheila Talton
Board of Directors of John Deere
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About Gray Matter Analytics: John Deere manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery.
Deanna Kovar
Director, Operator Station of John Deere
Deanna Kovar serves as the Director of the Global Operator Station team within John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG). In this role, she leads a global team of engineers, program leaders and operations experts to develop and build the best in-cab experience and command center in the agriculture industry. In her 19 years with Deere, she has held many roles in Sales, Marketing and Customer Support spanning the continental US and the globe, and is very knowledgeable about bringing precision ag technology to market. After growing up as a daughter of a Wisconsin Dairy Farmer, Deanna earned a degree in Agricultural Business Management from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and later an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago.
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About John Deere: John Deere manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery.
Zein Abdalla
Member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant
Zein Abdalla is a Member of the Board of Directors at Cognizant Technology Solutions since September 2015. Previously, Zein was the President of PepsiCo, Inc., a leading global food, snack and beverage company, from September 2012 through his retirement in December 2014. Priorly, Zein served as Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Europe, a division of PepsiCo, starting in November 2009 and as President, PepsiCo Europe Region starting in January 2006. Zein previously held a variety of senior positions at PepsiCo since he joined that company in 1995, including as General Manager of PepsiCo’s European Beverage Business, General Manager of Tropicana Europe and Franchise Vice President for Pakistan and the Gulf region. Zein has served on the Board of Directors of The TJX Companies, Inc. since 2012, where he is currently a Member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Finance Committee. Zein received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London University.
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About : Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Robert Weissman
Member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant
Robert Weissman is a Member of the Board of Directors at Cognizant since May 2001. Robert retired in 2001 after nearly thirty years serving as Chief Executive Officer of several public corporations. Most recently, Robert was Chairman of the Board of Directors of IMS Health, a provider of information to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Robert served as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IMS Health from 1998 to 1999. Prior to his position with IMS Health, Robert was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant Corporation. Previously, Robert was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Prior to his election as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1995, Robert held the position of Chief Operating Officer of that company from 1985. Robert joined The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in May 1979, when The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation acquired National CSS, a computer time-sharing company, of which he was President and Chief Executive Officer. Since his retirement, Robert has been active as Chairman of the Board of Directors Shelburne Partners, a private investment company that works with emerging companies in the United States and Europe. Robert has previously served as a Member of the Board of Directors of State Street Corporation and Pitney Bowes, Inc. Robert graduated from Babson College in 1964 and currently serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees and received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Babson in 1995.
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About : Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
John Klein
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cognizant
John Klein is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cognizant since December 2003. John was elected to Cognizant’s Board of Directors in March 1998. John currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Polarex, Inc., an organization providing executive support to software and services companies, where he has been employed since 1994. Prior to that, John held various positions at a variety of companies, including President and Chief Executive Officer of MDIS Group PLC, a UK listed software and services company. In addition, John also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Glovia International and PRO IV Limited, two enterprise software and services companies. Previously, John held Vice President positions with both Digital Equipment and IBM. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.
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About : Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Thomas Wendel
Member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant
Thomas Wendel is a Member of the Board of Directors at Cognizant since June 2001. In June 2000, Thomas retired as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Information Systems, Inc., a global financial information, transaction services and network services company. Prior to joining Bridge in 1995, Thomas was founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Brokerage Inc., a major U.S. government securities brokerage firm. Thomas previously served in various positions at Paine Webber, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Managing Director. Prior to joining Paine Webber in 1982, Thomas was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pan American World Airways. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Ursinus College, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from San Jose State College and a Master in Business Administration degree from the University of Santa Clara.
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About : Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Ben Pring
Vice President and Director, Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work of Cognizant
Ben Pring co-founded and leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work. Ben is a co-author of the best-selling and award winning books, What To Do When Machines Do Everything (2017) and Code Halos; How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business (2014). He has authored numerous other white papers on areas such as the economics of Big Data and the primacy of the digital customer experience. Ben joined Cognizant from Gartner where he spent 15 years researching and advising on areas such as Cloud Computing and Global Sourcing. Prior to Gartner Ben worked for a number of consulting companies including Coopers and Lybrand. At Gartner Ben was the lead analyst on all things “Cloud”; he wrote the industry’s first research notes on Cloud Computing (in 1997!), on Salesforce.com (in 2001) and became well known for providing provocative but accurate predictions about the future of IT. In 2007, Ben won Gartner’s prestigious annual Thought Leader Award. Ben was also heavily involved in tracking and analyzing the emergence of IT talent from outside western markets and the impact that globalization would have on business and IT strategies for organizations of all types. Ben’s expertise in helping clients see around corners, think the unthinkable, and calculate the compound annual growth rate of unintended consequences, took him to Cognizant where his charter is to research and analyze how clients can leverage the incredibly powerful new opportunities that are being created as new technologies make computing power more pervasive, more affordable, and more important, than ever before. Now based near Boston, Ben graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Manchester University in the UK where he grew up.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Maureen Breakiron-Evans
Member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant
Maureen Breakiron-Evans is a Member of the Board of Directors at Cognizant Technology Solutions since May 2009. Previously, Maureen was the Chief Financial Officer of Towers Perrin from January 2007 until April 2008. Prior to Towers Perrin Maureen was Vice President and General Auditor of CIGNA Corporation from February 2005 until October 2006, where she was responsible for managing the enterprise risk management and internal audit functions. From 2001 to 2004, Maureen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Inovant, LLC, which is Visa’s captive technology development and transaction processing company. Prior to that, Maureen held several positions at Transamerica Corporation, a provider of insurance, investments and retirement products and services, including Vice President and General Auditor, Vice President of Control and Services and President of Transamerica Business Technologies Corporation. Maureen began her career as a Financial Auditor, ultimately serving as an Audit Partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. Maureen has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., a provider of payment processing services, since 2012, where she is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Maureen has previously served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a private government sponsored-enterprise and ING Direct, an Internet bank. Maureen received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stetson University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Stanford University. Maureen is also a certified public accountant in the State of California.
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About : Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Vandana Viswanathan
Senior Director, Digital Business & Technology Consulting of Cognizant
Vandana Viswanathan is a solutions-driven information technology leader with over 18 years of experience providing advisory and program leadership services to Fortune 100 clients on Digital Transformation, Program & Quality Management, Regulatory Compliance, Intelligent Automation, Agile, Cloud, SDLC/QA, Pharmacovigilance Transformation, Testing Account Management and client relationship management services for clients across the globe. Her consulting industry experience spans across Life Sciences, Healthcare and Insurance verticals. She acts as a trusted advisor for top 10 global industry Life Sciences clients. She has a high performance track record in implementing GAMP5, GDP, CMMI Level 5, HIPAA, SOX, ISO, BS7799, ITIL, 21 CFR Part 11 for Fortune 500 companies. Vandana has designed Intelligent Automation solutions for large clients. She has pioneered best in class quality assurance frameworks for cloud based and COTS systems. She supports external audits/inspections resulting in minor/zero findings. Vandana has been successful in leading and implementing PMO, Change Management and SDLC & QA process transformation for several large corporate clients.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Poornima Varadhan
Associate Director, Principal Product Consultant of Cognizant
Overall 16 years of industry experience working with Large Global insurance players. I have done various consulting, venture, advisory, product management and transformational program delivery roles across most of the Global markets (in specific NA & Asia Pacific). Currently as a Global Engagement Lead I support Change the business and Digital transformation objectives for a Fortune 100 P&C insurer that also includes partnering to strategize and deliver cloud transformation. Have an extensive speaking experience in CxO forum , various segments of clients & cross section of people in my organization in sharing experience related to IT and business transformation. Very recently started off with my public speaking as well with the recent one being for the Cloud Foundry Summit NA ’18.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Drew Mitchell
Regional Travel Director – The Americas of Cognizant
Drew Mitchell is the Regional Travel Manager for the Americas at Cognizant Technology Solutions responsible for travel operations, programs, and sourcing projects. Drew started his career in corporate travel management with WorldTravel BTI as a dedicated resource on key accounts such as Merrill Lynch and GlaxoSmithKline. Drew has also held positions with American Express, Hewlett-Packard, and Pfizer. Drew enjoys being active in the industry, conducting various ad-hoc benchmarks and surveys to develop business intelligence and keeping his finger on the pulse of the industry. Drew will be joining the Silicon Valley BTA Board of Directors in Jan 17. Drew holds a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and currently resides in Santa Cruz, California.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Mike Devine
Member of the Board of Directors & Chairman of the Audit Committee of Appian
Mike chairs the Audit Committee of our Board. He was an audit partner at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. Mike led Andersen’s efforts in working with technology companies in the Washington, D.C. area. He has assisted many software and telecommunication companies in their transitions from start-up to IPO and beyond. After retiring from the public accounting business, Mike was CFO of Secure Software from 2004 through 2007. Since then, Mike has been helping technology companies improve their finance and accounting functions. Mike also served on the Board of Directors and audit committee at Martek Biosciences from 2008 until its acquisition by DSM in 2011.
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About : Appian provides a low-code software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly develop powerful applications.
Raymond W. LeBoeuf
Board Of Director of Praxair
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. (a diversified manufacturer of coatings, glass and chemicals) from 1997 to 2005. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. LeBoeuf served as President & Chief Operating Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. and was elected a director in 1995. From 1988-1994, he was the Chief Financial Officer of PPG. Mr. LeBoeuf is a director of MassMutual Financial Group (where he serves on the Audit Committee and is the Chairman of the Human Resources Committee).
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About : Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Jesus Flores-Cerrillo
Associate Director – Digital, R&D & Operations of Praxair
Jesus Flores has 20 years of experience in the development and implementation of advanced process control, advanced analytics solutions and monitoring technologies. Jesus has been with Praxair since 2004 where he currently manages the R&D Smart Operations Group. The Smart Operations Group develops and implements novel process control, monitoring, instrumentation and machine learning solutions to improve the efficiency and reliability of Praxair’s processes and systems. Jesus experience includes advanced process control, multivariate statistics, automation and novel sensors among others. Jesus leverages his technical expertise, multidisciplinary project management skills and business insights to solve complex problems in collaboration with diverse business units. Jesus holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering and he is author or co-author of more than 20 peer reviewed journal papers. He and his team actively collaborate with multiple universities and research consortia in the process systems engineering area.
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About Praxair: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Nance Dicciani
Board Of Director of Praxair
NANCE K. DICCIANI, Chair of the Board and Interim Co-Principal Executive Officer of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. since 2016; President and Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell International Specialty Materials (a diversified technology and manufacturing company), 2001-2008; joined the Halliburton Company Board in 2009; member of the Audit and the Health, Safety and Environment Committees. Current Director of Praxair, Inc. (since 2008), LyondellBasell Industries (since 2013), and AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (since 2015). Trustee of Villanova University (since 2009). Former Director of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (2008 – 2014).
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About LyondellBasell Industries, RTM Vital Signs: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Edward Galante
Director of Praxair
Edward G. Galante graduated from Northeastern University in 1973, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He joined his co-op employer, ExxonMobil, upon the completion of his course work and remained with the company for 34 years. He retired in 2006. While at ExxonMobil, Ed held a variety of positions in domestic and international business, ultimately rising to the position of Senior Vice President and member of the company’s four-person Management Committee. His principal responsibilities in this role included the worldwide Downstream business: Refining & Supply, Fuels Marketing, Lubricants & Specialties, and Research & Engineering. Ed oversaw 45 refineries worldwide, marketing, and sales activities in nearly 200 countries and territories, and a research budget of several hundred million dollars. He was also responsible for corporate staff functions including Public Affairs and Environmental, Health, and Safety activities. In 2007, Ed and his wife, Cathie, established the Galante Engineering and MBA Program at Northeastern. Designed for engineering students who want to acquire critical leadership and entrepreneurial skills, this interdisciplinary program allows them to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering along with a master’s degree in business in six years. The first group of students for the program was selected in 2008 from the engineering class of 2010. A native of Inwood, New York, Ed serves on the Board of Trustees at Northeastern and as an Executive-in-Residence in its College of Business Administration. He is a Director of Praxair, Inc. and Foster Wheeler Ltd, and is active on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Ed has previously served on the Boards of the Council of the Americas, Council for the United States and Italy, and as Vice Chairman of the United States Council for International Business. He is a member of the 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry.Ed and Cathie reside in Texas and have four children.
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About Amec Foster Wheeler, Clean Harbors, Praxair: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Jun Makihara
Board Of Director of Philip Morris International
Sergio Marchionne was employed at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1981 to 2000, during which time he was a General Partner for six years, working in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. During his tenure in Tokyo, he was co-head of the Investment Banking Group and the Japanese Equities Group and also served as co-branch manager. Subsequently, he was Chairman of Neoteny Co., Ltd., a Japanese venture incubator. Mr. Makihara is a director of Monex Group, Inc. and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. He is a member of the Governing Board of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and a board member of the Japan Society in New York. He also served on the board of RHJ International from 2005 to 2014. Mr. Makihara serves on the Finance, Audit and the Product Innovation and Regulatory Affairs Committees.
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About : Philip Morris International is a tobacco company that sells and manufactures cigarettes.
Stephen Wolf
Board Of Director of Philip Morris International
Stephen Wolf has been Managing Partner of Alpilles, LLC since April 2003. Previously, he was Chairman of US Airways Group from November 2001 to April 2003, and Chief Executive Officer of US Airways, Inc. from January 1996 to November 1998. Prior to joining US Airways, he had served since August 1994 as senior advisor in the investment banking firm of Lazard Frères & Co., LLC. From 1987 to July 1994, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UAL Corporation and United Air Lines, Inc. Mr. Wolf is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Trilantic Capital Partners, and a director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Mr. Wolf served as Chairman of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company from 2004 to 2014. From 1993 to 2008, Mr. Wolf served as a director of Altria Group, Inc. He is a trustee emeritus of the Brookings Institute. Mr. Wolf is Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and a member of the Audit, Finance, Nominating and Corporate Governance and the Product Innovation and Regulatory Affairs Committees.
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About : Philip Morris International is a tobacco company that sells and manufactures cigarettes.
Kris Kemeny
Managing Director of Tekfen Ventures
Kris Kemeny is a venture investor with a focus on technology companies modernizing legacy industries. Kris holds a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University.
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About Phospholutions, Tekfen Ventures, Tropic Biosciences: Tekfen Ventures is a corporate venture capital group investing in early stage technology companies.
Chris Cope
Director of Development Operations of Xometry
Chris leads Xometry’s efforts on Agility, Reliability, and Security. Chris has held technical and leadership roles in venture-backed companies as well as large research labs. He has extensive experience in accelerating data science, computational science, and software engineering teams. Chris holds a BS in Computer Science from The University of Chicago and a MS in Computer Science from DePaul University.
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About Aledade, Xometry: Xometry offers an online marketplace that allows customers to access a network of machine shops and custom manufacturers.
Mahesh Chowdhary
Director, Strategic Platforms & IoT Excellence Center of STMicroelectronics
Mahesh Chowdhary is Director of Strategic Platforms and IoT applications at STMicroelectronics, Inc. Prior to joining ST, he was Senior Director of MEMS technology at CSR, where he worked on the integration of MEMS sensors, GPS, and wireless technologies. Chowdhary has more than 20 years of experience in signal processing and GPS. Before CSR, he as a Founder and CTO of Acculeon, where Chowdhary pioneered the use of GPS and MEMS sensors in vehicle safety applications. Earlier, he had contributed to a variety of advanced navigation technologies at Visteon and worked on autonomous vehicles at the Corporate R&D Center at Caterpillar. As a Control Systems Scientist at Jefferson Lab, Chowdhary worked on signal processing applications relating to position and energy feedback loops in the particle accelerator. Mahesh Chowdhary received his Ph.D. in Applied Science from The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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About STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions.
Michael Hundt
Director of STMicroelectronics
Michael Hundt is Board of Director at JEDEC.
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About STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions.
Vipin Bothra
Market Development Director, Industrial of STMicroelectronics
Vipin is responsible for defining ecosystems, nurturing partnerships, and creating awareness of ST system solutions in Industrial Markets. Vipin’s background includes Business Development, Marketing, and application engineering in Industrial and Power Semiconductors. He holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from VNIT, India. Based in Schaumburg, IL., Vipin represents ST in many regulatory and standard-setting bodies in the US. He has received a patent in an LED lighting application, and authored many articles in technical publications around the world.
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About STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions.
Jay Esfandyari
Director, Global Product Marketing Strategy of STMicroelectronics
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, integrated circuits fabrication processes, MEMS & sensors design and development, sensor networking, product marketing, business development and product strategy. Jay holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology of Vienna, Austria. He has more than 70 publications and conference contributions. Jay is currently the Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics and he is located in Dallas, Texas.
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About STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions.
Sean Newton
Applications Director, Microcontrollers of STMicroelectronics
Sean Newton is Applications Engineering Manager in ST’s marketing organization supporting microcontrollers. He has over 20 years experience designing and supporting various embedded and computer systems. Presently Newton is supporting the STM32 family of ARM® Cortex®-M based microcontrollers. He holds degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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About STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions.
Traci Dolan
Member of the Board of Directors of Steel Dynamics
Traci is responsible for shareholder relations, risk management, legal and corporate governance, HR, and real estate. Prior to her current role Traci served as ExactTarget’s Chief Financial Officer from 2004 through June 2011, where in addition to the responsibilities cited above, she oversaw all accounting, finance, and treasury functions. Traci is a distinguished leader and was awarded the American Business Awards Financial Executive of the Year in 2010 and the honor of CFO of the Year by the Indiana Business Journal in December 2009. Before joining ExactTarget’s Executive Team, Traci served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, Secretary, and Treasurer of Made2Manage Systems, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company. There, Traci led the effort to privatize the company, which was completed in August 2003. Traci also held financial management and operational positions with Macmillan Publishing where she was Vice President of Finance and Operations and with Coopers & Lybrand where she was a Senior Manager. Traci graduated from Indiana University with a degree in business.
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About : Steel Dynamics is a diversified carbon-steel producer, metals recycler and one of the largest American steel companies.
Frank Byrne
Member of the Board of Directors of Steel Dynamics
With a resume as long as you are tall, Frank’s had a front row seat to the rolling changes that have swept through healthcare over the past three decades. During his time as president of St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Frank led the 440-bed hospital through successful growth and expansion, including a $182 million expansion, the transition to Epic’s EHR system, and the opening of a free-standing satellite emergency center. What most would fit into a career, those feats were completed in just over a decade. Frank’s been recognized by Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician magazines as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare. He was named to Madison’s InBusiness Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012. And his healthcare experience extends to a variety of clinical, administrative and governance leadership roles. A physician, Frank also practiced pulmonary and critical care medicine for 12 years. Frank holds a BS degree from the University of Notre Dame, an MD from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and a master’s in medical management from Carnegie Mellon University.
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About : Steel Dynamics is a diversified carbon-steel producer, metals recycler and one of the largest American steel companies.
Joseph J. DeAngelo
Board of Director of HD Supply Holdings
Joseph J. DeAngelo has been President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2005, a director since August 30, 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 12, 2015. Mr. DeAngelo served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Home Depot from January 2007 through August 2007. From August 2005 to December 2006, he served as Senior Vice President—HD Supply. From January 2005 to August 2005, Mr. DeAngelo served as Senior Vice President—Home Depot Supply, Pro Business and Tool Rental and from April 2004 through January 2005, he served as Senior Vice President—Pro Business and Tool Rental. Mr. DeAngelo previously served as Executive Vice President of The Stanley Works, a tool manufacturing company, from March 2003 through April 2004. From 1986 until March 2003, Mr. DeAngelo held various positions with GE. His final position with GE was as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric TIP/Modular Space, a division of General Electric Capital. Mr. DeAngelo holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from the State University of New York at Albany.
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About : HD Supply provides home improvement products and building materials to remodeling contractors, tradesmen, and Do-It-Yourself customers.
Kripa Varanasi
Co Founder, Chief Scientific Advisor, Board Director of LiquiGlide
Kripa Varanasi received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in MechE from MIT in 2002 and 2004 and his M.S. in EECS from MIT in 2002. Prior to joining MIT, Kripa Varanasi was a lead researcher and project leader at the GE Global Research Center. The primary focus of his research is in the development of nano-engineered surface, interface, and coating technologies that can dramatically enhance performance in energy, water, agriculture, transportation, medical, and consumer devices. Kripa Varanasi has received numerous awards for his work including NSF Career and DARPA Young Faculty Award. Kripa Varanasi has co-founded two startups, LiquiGlide in 2012 to commercialize super-slippery coatings, then featured in Time and Forbes magazines. This year he co-founded DropWise, to commercialize an advanced coating material that increases efficiency in power plant desalinization and refrigeration systems. DropWise was a Gold Winner at the 2014 MassChallenge Accelerator Program Awards.
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About DropWise Technologies, Infinite Cooling, LiquiGlide, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: LiquiGlide is a viable technology that allows viscous liquids to slide effortlessly.
Haoran Wang
Director of Engineering of Synapse
Haoran has over a decade of international experience in the design of large scale SoC devices. Currently he serves in the role of director of engineering of Synapse China. In this role, Haoran manages entire China engineering force including teams at Shanghai and Shenzhen. Haoran also works closely with Synapse Design executive team and local sales to present, promote and expand Synapse Design local business. In addition to engineering and business leadership, Haoran also has the responsibility to manage local company day-to-day operation by working closely with US headquarter teams. Before joining Synapse Design, Haoran serves as manager of silicon implementation of NXP Home BU/Conexant STB business line of over 200 million USD yearly. Many of the devices under his leadership are first time right silicon and massively deployed in various cable/satellite/IPTV boxes worldwide. Before NXP/Conexant, Haoran served as senior consultant for Synopsys Profession Service by engaging local customers to promote Synopsys EDA/flow solutions. Haoran started his career as customer circuit designer with IDT. Haoran earned his BS in physics from Peking University and MSEE from Purdue University, West Lafayette, US.
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About Synapse: Synapse is an industry leader in design services and is the engineering backbone of most top tier Semiconductor and System companies.
Amy Yoder
Member of the Board of Directors of Compass Minerals
Amy Yoder has been a director of the company since May 2012. Amy Yoder is the president and CEO of Anuvia Plant Nutrients, an enhanced efficiency fertilizer company. Prior to joining Anuvia in June 2015, Amy Yoder served as chief executive officer and president of Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, a division of the world’s largest privately held crop protection and life science company. For more than five years prior to joining Arysta in 2010, Amy Yoder’s substantial experience included positions as a senior advisor to Atlas Advisors, LLC; president of the United Industries division of Spectrum Brands, Inc.; vice president and general manager for Biolab of Chemtura, Inc.; vice president of the turf and specialty division of Nufarm Ltd.; president of the UAPTimberland division of United Agri Products; and North American brand manager, national sales manager, and local market manager at Monsanto. Amy Yoder serves on the Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
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About Anuvia Plant Nutrients, Atlas Advisors: Compass Minerals is a leading supplier of highway deicing products, helping to keep roadways safe in the U.S., Canada & UK
David D’Antoni
Member of Board of Directors of Compass Minerals
David D’Antoni has been a director of the company since November 2004. In September 2004, David D’Antoni retired from Ashland, Inc. where he served as senior vice president and group operating officer of APAC and Valvoline since March 2000. David D’Antoni has served as a director of State Auto Financial Corporation, an insurance holding company since 1995, and as a director of OMNOVA Solutions, Inc., a global provider of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces since 2004. David D’Antoni serves as chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and also serves on the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Committee.
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About : Compass Minerals is a leading supplier of highway deicing products, helping to keep roadways safe in the U.S., Canada & UK
Lori Walker
Member of Board of Directors of Compass Minerals
Lori A. Walker has been a director of the company since 2015. Ms. Walker previously served as chief financial officer and senior vice president of The Valspar Corporation, a global coatings manufacturer, from 2008 to 2013, where she led the Finance, IT, and Communications teams. Prior to that position, Ms. Walker served as Valspar’s vice president, controller and Treasurer from 2004 to 2008, and as vice president and controller from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining Valspar, Ms. Walker worked at Honeywell, Inc., a global conglomerate of commercial and consumer products, for 20 years in progressively increasing roles of responsibility. Her last role at Honeywell was the director of global financial risk management. Ms. Walker currently serves on the board of directors of Southwire, a private industrial manufacturer of wire and cable, and Constellium, a publicly traded aluminum fabricator for automotive, aerospace, and packaging industries. Ms. Walker serves as chair of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors has determined she is an audit committee financial expert. Ms. Walker also serves on the Compensation Committee.
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About : Compass Minerals is a leading supplier of highway deicing products, helping to keep roadways safe in the U.S., Canada & UK
Allan Rothwell
Member of Board of Directors of Compass Minerals
Allan Rothwell has been a director of the company since March 2006. In April 2006, Allan Rothwell retired from Eastman Chemical Company where he served as executive vice president and president of its Voridian Division. Allan Rothwell joined Eastman Chemical in 1969 and held various positions including vice president, corporate development and strategy; president, Chemicals Group; senior vice president and chief financial officer; and president, Polymers Group. Allan Rothwell has served as a director of OMNOVA Solutions, Inc., a global provider of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces since 2010.Allan Rothwell serves on the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors has determined that he is an audit committee financial expert. Allan Rothwell also serves on the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Committee.
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About : Compass Minerals is a leading supplier of highway deicing products, helping to keep roadways safe in the U.S., Canada & UK
John Griesing
Sr. Director Hardware Engineering of Teradyne
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About Teradyne: Teradyne is a supplier of automatic test equipment used to test complex electronics used in consumer electronics.
