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This list showcases the top United States based Director operating in the Manufacturing 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.
Joe Rubino
R&D Director of Reckitt
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About Reckitt, Reckitt: Reckitt Benckiser Group is a consumer goods company makes health, hygiene and home products.
Suk Lee
Senior Director of Design Infrastructure Management Division of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Suk Lee works as a senior director of design infrastructure management division at TSMC.
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About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: TSMC is a semiconductor foundry that offers wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency.
Thomas Quan
Director of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Tom Quan joined TSMC in 2007 as Deputy Director of Design Methodology and Services Marketing. Currently he is the director of Open Innovation Platform Marketing. Prior to joining TSMC, he was the Vice President of Marketing at Applied Wave Research, Inc., and held senior management positions at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. He began his career at Intel Corporation as an IC designer and has decades of chip design, technical/product marketing, strategic planning and business development experience. Tom holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: TSMC is a semiconductor foundry that offers wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency.
Kotesh Mukkamala
Director of Data and Platforms of Samsung Electronics
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About Kissaan, Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Max Min
Director, Foundry Package and SI/PI Architect of Samsung Electronics
Max Min is a Director from Samsung Foundry in San Jose. He is working on Package and Signal and Power Integrity for 10 years. He was with R&D and Sales and is now with Foundry Marketing. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2004.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Steve Liu
VP, R&D; Chief-Scientist; Co-Director of Samsung Electronics
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About ACM, IEEE, IEEE, IEEE, McGill University, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Samsung Electronics, TandemLaunch: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Sarah Peach
Senior Director, Product Management of Samsung Electronics
Prior to joining Samsung, Sarah Peach was Senior Director at Siemens Technology-to-Business in Berkeley, CA. At Siemens Sarah was responsible for turning early-stage innovations from start-ups into viable business opportunities for Siemens’ industrial business units. Her focus included all aspects of industrial product design and manufacturing, factory automation and control, and industrial services. Sarah has worked at the Office of the President, University of California system, and directed business development at two startups. She started her career in Germany at BASF. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University (UK) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, both in physics.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Jae Young Shin
Business Director of Samsung Electronics
Jae-Young Shin received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2015 and 2017 from Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea. In 2017, He joined Samsung Electronics as an Engineer, where he works on power integrity(PI) methodology development.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Jun Alex Gao
Sr. Director, Head of Digital Health Lab, Samsung Research America of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Siva Boggala
Senior Director, Software Engineering (AR/VR and AI Platforms) of Samsung Electronics
Siva Boggala is a Senior Director for AR/VR software in Samsung Research America. He has 20+ years of experience in mobile technologies. Currently Siva is leading teams in 3D Avatar (AR Emoji), face and body tracking technologies, stereoscopic rendering, 6-DoF/3-DoF head, controller and hand tracking technologies. He led teams across full stack of mobile technologies from boot loaders to UX/UI applications for Samsung’s Android phones/tablets/watches, Windows Mobile phones, Symbian and feature phones. During his 16+ years in Samsung, Siva was involved in the development of 3D Graphics, System Software, Multimedia Technologies, IP Multimedia Subsystem (SIP/SDP/RTP/RTCP/GSMA) and modem protocol stacks. Siva holds a Masters in Computer Science from Andhra University and Bachelors in EE from Osmania University.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Christopher Buchanan
Director, Business Development of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Farshid Fallah
Director of Developer Relations, XR and Gaming of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Pierre Couteau
Senior Director Business Development of Samsung Electronics
Pierre Couteau, Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, Samsung Electronics America. Pierre Couteau is responsible for Samsung Mobile B2B strategic alliances. He focuses on bringing to market innovative solutions based on Samsung portfolio of smartphones, tablets, and wearables integrated with products and services from partners. His key focus has been on Public Safety solutions recently. He is a seasoned business development and marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in high tech companies such as Samsung, Philips, NXP, and 2 start-ups. Over the last 15 years he has focused on the mobile industry, taking to market innovations such as Wireless connectivity, a mobile framework for smartphone applications, and a mobile application for note-taking and collaboration. His specialties are in B2B business development and marketing in the mobile industry. He has generated multi million dollars businesses by partnering with leading carriers, OEMs, and software companies.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Niklas Lyback
Director, Developer Success of Samsung Electronics
Niklas Lyback heads the Developer Success team and manages complementary developer services within the Samsung Developer Program, which are intended to make developers successful. For example, promotion requests and Galaxy Badges services help developers to be featured in the store with banners and outside the store, developers can provide a simple one-click solution for their loyal customers to be sent to the Galaxy Apps or Theme store, as well as can save money and improve their productivity by remote testing their Android APKs with the Cloud Device Farm.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Marvin Storey
Director – Customer Experience and Developer Ecosystem; Multiscreen Services of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Michelle Harper
US Director of Sales for Healthcare, Samsung Business of Samsung Electronics
Michelle Harper is a US Director of Sales for Healthcare, Samsung Business at Samsung Electronics.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Ajay Kapoor
Global Director, Performance Driven Marketing of General Motors
Ajay Kapoor is the Global Director, Performance Driven Marketing at General Motors.
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About General Motors, General Motors, NextGen Venture Partners, NextGen Venture Partners, Space Capital: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Linda Gooden
Board of Directors of General Motors
Ms. Gooden brings to our board her strong leadership capability demonstrated through her various senior leadership positions at Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed”). She has an extensive background in information technology (“IT”) and cybersecurity, significant operations and strategic planning expertise, and experience in business restructuring, finance, and risk management. Ms. Gooden served as Executive Vice President, Information Systems & Global Solutions (“IS&GS”) of Lockheed from 2007 to 2013. Under her leadership as Executive Vice President of IS&GS, Lockheed expanded its IT capabilities beyond government customers to international and commercial markets. She also served as Lockheed’s Deputy Executive Vice President, Information and Technology Services from October to December 2006 and its President, Information Technology from 1997 to December 2006. In her role as President of Lockheed’s IT division, Ms. Gooden grew the business over a 10-year period to become a multi-billion dollar business. She also brings to our Board her experience as a director at other public companies, particularly in the areas of finance, audit, strategic investments, acquisitions, and divestitures.
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About : General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Dana Komin
Director, Manufacturing/Manufacturing Engineering EV Growth of General Motors
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Dan Mahlebashian
Retired General Motors Senior Leadership Team and Global Executive Director Global Business Services of General Motors
Dan Mahlebashian is the Retired General Motors Senior Leadership Team, Global Executive Director Global Business Services at General Motors.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Frankie James
Managing Director of General Motors
Dr. Frankie James is the managing director of GM’s Advanced Technology Office in Silicon Valley, focused on human-machine interactions and driver experience. Prior to joining GM, Dr. James was the program manager for Human Computer Interaction at SAP Research. Dr. James received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in June 1998.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Jim Hamilton
Global Finance IT Director – Order To Delivery of General Motors
Hamilton is responsible for strategy and planning, and is also the business-facing IT Finance Delivery Executive for the Enterprise SAP Program (eSAP) at General Motors. The eSAP Program is one of the largest SAP-based business transformations in the world.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Michael Hardie
Director of Operational Excellence of General Motors
Mike Hardie is the Director of Operational Excellence at General Motors.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
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.
John Suh
Founding Director, New Horizons Studio of Hyundai Motor Company
John Suh is vice president and founding director of New Horizons Studio, which is focused on thedevelopment of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept vehicle Hyundai Elevate. New Horizons Studio is expected to push the extreme limits of vehicl e development, building vehicles to traverse off-road terrains with unprecedented mobility, through a combination of robotics and wheeled locomotion technology. John has held several leadership roles at Hyundai Motor Group since 2011. He served as founding director of Hyundai Ventures, and then led Hyundai CRADLE (Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experiences) as its founding director based in Silicon Valley. He brings over 35 years of expertise in the automotive and emerging technology sectors, including roles at Stanford University, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC; formerly, Xerox PARC), and General Motors Company. John has a BS degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University and an MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. John has numerous technical publications and has six patents and patents pending in the fields of robotics, artificial nose technology, and location based services.
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About Hyundai Motor Company: Hyundai Motor Company is a multinational automotive manufacturer with various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns.
Gordon Bethune
Member of the Board of Directors of Honeywell
Bethune has been Managing Director of g-b1 Partners (a travel advisory firm) since January 2005. He was Chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines, Inc. from 1996 until his retirement in December 2004. Mr. Bethune was the President and CEO of Continental Airlines from November 1994 to 1996, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from February 1994 to November 1994. Prior to joining Continental, Mr. Bethune held senior management positions with The Boeing Company, Piedmont Airlines, Western Air Lines, Inc. and Braniff Airlines.
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About : Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Pamela Ross
Director Operations OE of Honeywell
Pamela Ross is a Advisor at Lowell Observatory.
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About Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Don Harroll
Director of Sales, North America of Honeywell
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About Honeywell, NextNine, TIEMAC: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
John Hajdukiewicz
Senior Director User Experience Design, Offering Management of Honeywell
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About Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Shane Fazzio
Director, Product Management, IoT Platforms of Honeywell
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About Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Ryan Fagan
Senior Director Finance of Lowe’s
Ryan Fagan is the Director of Sales & Operations Planning at Lowe’s Home Improvement based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ryan is responsible for FP&A, Store Environment and Omni Customer Experience, along with all US promotions, in-store off shelf merchandising and commercializing emerging retail opportunities. Ryan’s passion for driving customer growth through improved CX routed in data driven strategies resulted in his development and implementation of Lowe’s Military loyalty program.
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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.
Jonathan Stanley
Director of Social Media of Lowe’s
Jonathan Stanley manages video content and influencer marketing for Lowe’s Content Studio, the award-winning branded content team and production house. Stanley leads the teams responsible for episodic content, how-to videos, product videos, influencer marketing and streaming TV devices, as well as Lowe’s YouTube channels. Best known for launching Lowe’s hit-series The Weekender, Jonathan is a creative-at- heart who spends most of his time trying to write a better biography than the one you’re currently reading.
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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.
Richard K. Lochridge
Board Of Director of Lowe’s
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About : Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.
Dave Roberts
Director of Investigations of Lowe’s
Dave has been with Lowe’s since 1998, coming to Lowe’s from American Drug Stores in Chicago. He has worked as a RLPD for Lowe’s in Indianapolis IN and Seattle WA. From 1998 to 2002 Dave relocated to North Carolina and assumed the new role of Divisional LP Director in 2002. He worked as a Divisional LP Director from 2002 to 2009. In 2010 Dave assumed his current role as Director of Investigations. In his current role he manages Lowe’s Returns System, Background Screening, Internet Fraud, Organized Retail Crime and Internal Investigations. He currently is a member with Merchant Risk Council and International Association of Financial Crime Investigators and on the Client Advisory Board with First Advantage Background Screening. Dave is LPC Certified.
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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.
Bertram Scott
Board Of Director of Lowe’s
Bertram Scott is Board Of Director at American Stroke Association.
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About : Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.
Scott Mercer
Member of the Board of Directors of SanDisk
Scott Mercer joined the Polycom Board of Directors in November 2007. He is a recognized technology industry leader whose career spans three decades across various executive functions from operations and strategic planning to finance within the storage and computer industry segments.Scott Mercer served as Chairman and CEO of Conexant from 2008 until its acquisition by Golden Gate Capital in 2011. He served as Chairman of the Board at Adaptec, Inc. until 2008 having served as its interim CEO in 2005. Scott Mercer was also at Western Digital Corporation as its chief financial and administrative officer in the early 90s, returning 2001-2004 as its CFO during which time he also served as advisor to the CEO regarding business development matters.At Dell in the late 90s he served in vice president of finance roles, and as Dell’s vice president of product development for its desktop and notebook product lines.Scott Mercer’s other executive positions have included CFO of TeraLogic, Inc., CFO and controller of LSI Logic Corporation, and as an accountant with Price Waterhouse.In addition to Polycom, Scott Mercer currently serves on the boards of QLogic Corp and Sandisk Corporation, and he has previously served on the boards of Alantec, Inc., Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Pte. Ltd., MEMEC Ltd. NetRatings, Inc., Palm, Inc., SMART Modular Technologies (WWH) Inc. and Synergy Semiconductor, Inc. He received his B.S. in Accounting from California Polytechnic University.
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About : SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.
Catherine Lego
Member of the Board of Director of SanDisk
Catherine Lego served as a Director of the Company from 1989 to 2002 and returned to the Board in May 2004. Since 1992, Catherine Lego has been the sole member of Lego Ventures LLC, an early stage technology consulting firm. Ms. Lego was a General Partner of The Photonics Fund, an early stage venture fund focused on investing in components, modules, and systems companies for the fiber optics telecommunications market from December 1999 to December 2009. She was a General Partner at Oak Investment Partners from 1981 to 1992. Catherine Lego serves as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Lam Research Corporation, a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. From October 2004 to May 2008, Catherine Lego served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for WJ Communications, Inc., a public semiconductor company in the wireless communications market. From September 2007 to January 2009, Catherine Lego served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of StrataLight Communications, Inc., a private company, which sells optical transport equipment. Catherine Lego joined the Board of Cosworth Group, a private United Kingdom-based precision engineering products and services company in March 2011. In 2013, Catherine Lego joined the Board of Directors for Fairchild Semiconductor serving on its Nominating and Governance, and Compensation Committees. She received a BA from Williams College and an MS in Accounting from the New York University Stern School of Business. She has previously practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers and Lybrand.
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About : SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.
Javed Hussain
Director of Global Technology Planning, Delivery and Governance of PepsiCo
Senior technology executive with 20 years of global SAP business transformation, delivery and operations experience. Responsible for collaborating across PepsiCo functions to identify and evaluate key business/IT demands and metrics versus current process and technology capabilities. Then develop transformation strategies and plans to meet future demands, and finally to own the delivery of those global transformations through new processes and/or technology solutions, including SAP HANA.
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About PepsiCo, PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Henry Mori
Engineering Director, B2B & D2C eCommerce of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Jenny Tran
Title Director of Brand Strategy and Design, Global Innovation of PepsiCo
Jenny Tran is a Creative Lead in Experience Design across various new brands across the PepsicCo Portfolio including Lemon Lemon , IZZE, and is Global Design Lead for LIFEWTR. She is part of the PepsiCo Design and Innovation team based in Manhattan, New York.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Christine Johnson
Senior Director Global Business Solutions Supply Chain Planning of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Cory Notric
Senior Director of Global Brand Protection of PepsiCo
Cory Notrica is a senior director of global brand protection at PepsiCo.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Anne Wyrick
Senior Director of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Mark Kaestner
Global Director, Global Learning and Leadership Development of The Coca-Cola Company
Mark Kaestner is the global director of global learning and leadership development at The Coca-Cola Company.
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About The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide.
Jeremy Blum
Director of Engineering of Shaper
Jeremy Blum is currently the Director of Engineering at Shaper, where he is using computer vision to reinvent the way people use handheld power tools. Prior to joining Shaper, Jeremy was a lead electrical architect/engineer for confidential products at Google [x], including Google Glass. Jeremy received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University. At Cornell, he co-founded and led Cornell University Sustainable Design, he launched a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurial co-working space for students, and he conducted robotics and machine learning research. Jeremy has designed prosthetic hands, fiber-optic LED lighting systems, home-automation systems, 3D printers and scanners, self-assembling robots, wearable computing platforms, and learning robots. His work has been featured in international conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and in popular media outlets such as The Discovery Channel, The Wall Street Journal, and Popular Science Magazine. Forbes Magazine named him to their annual 30-Under-30 list as recognition for his work that has “helped America make things and get stuff done.” He holds several patents. When not building products, Jeremy is teaching. His written and video tutorials have been utilized by millions of people to learn electrical engineering and embedded software design. His book, Exploring Arduino, has been translated into multiple languages and is used as an engineering textbook around the world, including at his Alma Mater, Cornell. Jeremy’s passion is using engineering to improve people’s lives, and giving people the tools they need to do the same. You can learn more about Jeremy at his website: JeremyBlum.com.
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About Blum Idea Labs, Shaper: Shaper is a human-involved robotics company focused on making precision cutting easy and accessible.
John Kwant
Global Director, Government Relations, Mobility and Advanced Technologies of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dragos Maciuca
Executive Technical Director – Palo Alto Research and Innovation Center of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dennis Liu
Associate Director – Global Strategy & Business Development of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
James Hance
Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor
James H. Hance Jr. was elected to the Ford Motor Company board of directors in 2010. He serves on the audit committee, finance committee and nominating and governance committee. He is former chief financial officer and vice chairman of Bank of America, retiring in 2005 after 18 years with the company. He is an operating executive and board member at The Carlyle Group. A certified public accountant, Hance spent 17 years with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina. From August 1985 until December 1986, he was chairman and co-owner of Consolidated Coin Caterers. In March 1987, he joined NCNB, predecessor to Bank of America. Hance serves on the boards of Acuity Brands, Cousins Properties and Duke Energy. He is a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis and Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and a master’s degree in business from Washington University.
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About : Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Shel Kimen
Co-Director, D-Ford Design Thinking of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dave Pericak
Director Enterprise Product Line Management – Ford Icons of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor, Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Mike LaLande
Business Consultant Director of Dassault Systemes
Mike Lalande has held leadership positions in the Automotive Industry for over 35 years. His current responsibility is serving as the Business Consultant Director within the Transportation and Mobility Industry organization for North America. In this role, Mike engages with customers to understand and solve business issues in relation to the product development and other automotive processes. In addition, Mike is responsible for business development for the automotive industry, and works to identify, build, and manage long-term relationships with both customers and business partners. Prior to Dassault Systemes, Mike held various positions in Product Development at General Motors. Specific responsibilities included; creation and execution of the GM MBSE, PLM, Virtual Vehicle Development and Materials Information Strategies. Other roles included; global technology manager for human/vehicle integration, program management for vehicle exterior components (including vehicles from North America, Germany and Brazil) and as a development Engineer in the full size truck division. Mike earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University (Detroit) and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology
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About Dassault Systemes: Dassault Systemes provides project lifecycle management solutions that enable businesses to create and share experiences in 3D.
Mike LaLande
Business Consultant Director of Dassault Systemes
Mike Lalande has held leadership positions in the Automotive Industry for over 35 years. His current responsibility is serving as the Business Consultant Director within the Transportation and Mobility Industry organization for North America. In this role, Mike engages with customers to understand and solve business issues in relation to the product development and other automotive processes. In addition, Mike is responsible for business development for the automotive industry, and works to identify, build, and manage long-term relationships with both customers and business partners. Prior to Dassault Systemes, Mike held various positions in Product Development at General Motors. Specific responsibilities included; creation and execution of the GM MBSE, PLM, Virtual Vehicle Development and Materials Information Strategies. Other roles included; global technology manager for human/vehicle integration, program management for vehicle exterior components (including vehicles from North America, Germany and Brazil) and as a development Engineer in the full size truck division. Mike earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University (Detroit) and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology
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About Dassault Systemes: Dassault Systemes provides project lifecycle management solutions that enable businesses to create and share experiences in 3D.
Douglas Warner
Corporate Director of General Electric
Following graduation from Yale University in 1968, Warner joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (formerly J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated). He was elected president and a director of the bank and its parent in 1990, serving as chairman and chief executive officer from 1995 to 2000, when he became chairman of the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company until his retirement in 2001. Warner is chairman of the board of managers and the board of overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, chairman of the Yale Investment Committee and a trustee of Yale University. Warner also served as a director at Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Motorola Inc. and Motorola Solutions Inc. during the last five years.
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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
James Mulva
Member of the Board of Directors of General Electric
James Mulva is a Member of the Board of Directors at General Electric and General Motors (since June 2012. James is a US citizen. James was President and Chief Executive Officer at Houston-based ConocoPhillips from 2002 until retirement in 2012. From 2004 to 2012 James also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to ConocoPhillips James was Chairman of the Board of Directors President and Chief Executive Officer at Phillips Petroleum from 1999 to 2002. James started his career in the oil and gas industry with Phillips Petroleum Company in 1973 and held positions within the finance area, being Chief Financial Officer from 1990 – 1993. James served as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all operations including refineries, offshore and onshore activities from 1994 to 1999. James formerly served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Statoil ASA. James served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at American Petroleum Institute in 2005 and 2006 and is Chair-elect of the Board of Visitors for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. James received a BBA and an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas.
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About : General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Matt Schnugg
Senior Director, Data & Analytics, ML/AI of General Electric
Matt Schnugg is a Senior Director, Data & Analytics for GE Power Digital, where he is responsible for the development and productization of analytics across all of GE Power. Matt focuses on delivering best in class outcomes to utility customers using the breadth of their data, with an emphasis on leveraging both GE’s domain expertise and a wide variety of advanced analytical and data science-based tactics. Matt is passionate about finding elegant solutions to complex problems. Matt comes to GE from Microsoft, where he held leadership roles in Marketing and Engineering for the Cloud + Enterprise (C+E) organization. He was most recently a Principal in the C+E Growth + Ecosystems group, where he led a team leveraging Experimentation, Analytics, and Data Science across the Azure platform. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, where he was also a fellow at the Tauber Institute for Global Operations. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Sam Olstein
Executive Director, Corporate Marketing of General Electric
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About General Electric, General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Matt Merchant
Global Managing Director, DevOps of General Electric
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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Robert Gates
Sr Director Customer Success Leader – Manufacturing of General Electric
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About General Electric, General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services 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.
Rajeev Venkitaraman
Director of Digital Technology & Architecture of Michelin
Rajeev Venkitaraman has been part of the technological journey for the last 18 years. From hands on development to simplification do complex architectures and business processes, Rajeev has gained expertise across different technologies and platforms with a focus on manufacturing and automotive industries. In his present role of Chief Digital Architect at Michelin Tyres, he is responsible for Global Digital Transformation driven by a non siloed architecture and design. His primary expertise areas are APIs, enterprise integration, digital strategy and CRM. In his prior stint, Rajeev was part of the strategic advisory architects team of Salesforce , helping their biggest global customers.
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About Michelin: Michelin is a tire company dedicated to sustainably improve the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing.
Stephen Newberry
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lam Research
Stephen Newberry has served as a member of our board of directors since 2013. Newberry has been a director of Lam Research Corporation, a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services, since 2005, and has served as the Chairman of the board of Lam Research since 2012. He served as Lam Research’s Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2011, President from 1998 to 2010, and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2005. Prior to joining Lam Research, Newberry held various executive positions at Applied Materials, Inc., a provider of manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar industries. Newberry previously served on the board of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the semiconductor industry’s trade organization and on the board of directors of Nanometrics Incorporated, a provider of process control metrology and inspection systems. Newberry holds a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and completed an executive education program at Harvard Business School.
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About : Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
Youssef El-Mansy
Board of Directors of Lam Research
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About : Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
Krishna Saraswat
Board of Directors of Lam Research
Saraswat is working on a variety of problems related to new and innovative materials, structures, and process technology of silicon, germanium and III-V devices and interconnects for VLSI and nanoelectronics. Areas of his current interest are: new device structures to continue scaling MOS transistors, DRAMs and flash memories to nanometer regime, 3-dimentional ICs with multiple layers of heterogeneous devices, metal and optical interconnections and high efficiency and low cost solar cells.
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About : Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
Michael Cannon
Board of Directors of Lam Research
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About : Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
Maren Ohaks Katzaroff
Director – Strategic Planning of Vivos Inc
Maren drives the commercialization of AMI’s brachytherapy products including operational and regulatory aspects through strategic initiatives. Maren has extensive expertise in global commercialization strategies, operations, strategic planning and regulatory compliance in a variety of sectors including medical device, biotechnology, academia and banking. Maren has been instrumental in preparing device and drug products for FDA review including quality system establishment, manufacturing oversight, preparation of FDA filings and participation in FDA reviews. Prior to joining AMI, Maren was employed by the University of Washington (UW) to create and run programs to facilitate engagement between industry and UW researchers and students to foster commercialization of UW technology. This included opening and running the first UW managed high tech incubator. In addition, Maren has held key strategic and operational roles for a number of medical device and biotechnology companies including Amgen and several Seattle area start-ups. She earned an MBA with an emphasis in Management and Technology, and a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry, both from the UW. Maren enjoys active roles in numerous community organizations.
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About Vivos Inc: Vivos Inc develops manufacturing equipments for the production of medical isotopes used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Donald A. Ludwig
Director of Special Projects of Vivos Inc
Donald A. Ludwig, PhD., is Director of Special Projects for AMI. As an expert in particle accelerator applications in radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and radioisotope production Dr. Ludwig also serves as an advisor to numerous entities in the field, both domestic and foreign. Among these are the Atomic Energy of Canada, the U. S. Department of Energy Labs at Los Alamos, Berkeley, Fermi, Hanford and Oak Ridge, the Israel Atomic Energy Agency, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Siberia, the Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology and the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Mumbai, India. He holds advanced degrees in nuclear physics, medical physics and marketing from top tier Universities. Dr. Ludwig’s endeavors for AMIC are focused on facilitating the return of clinical radioisotope production to the US, and aiding AMIC in becoming the largest provider of radioisotopes in North America.
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About Vivos Inc: Vivos Inc develops manufacturing equipments for the production of medical isotopes used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
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.
Robert Littles
Director of Projects of Rolls-Royce
Robert is responsible for strategic initiatives in Engineering, Software, Predictive Maintenance and Cyber Security. He is experienced in applying Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive and Big Data to various applications. He has over 20 years of experience in Project Management, ERP Systems(SAP, Maximo, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Asset Suite), Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Energy, Software Development and Consulting Rob earned a Master of Science in Engineering degree and the Wharton Business School, both at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelors’ degree in Organizational Management from Cabrini University. Robert attended Drexel University where he studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Robert also pursued an International Supply Chain and Logistics Certification from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology after spending a semester in China to achieve it. He holds several certifications.
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About Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
Maxam Yeung
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Moov
Maxam Yeung is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Moov.
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About Moov: Moov is a software platform for buying and selling preowned manufacturing equipment.
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).
David J. Drury
Board of Director of Plexus Corporation
David J. Drury is one of the founding partners of WING Capital Group, a Milwaukee-based investment firm focused on middle market industrial businesses. He previously was president and owner of Poblocki Sign Company LLC for more than 16 years. A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Drury currently serves on the boards of Plexus Corp. and Northwestern Mutual. His nonprofit board service includes Children’s Hospital and Health System (past chairman), Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and the Greater Milwaukee Committee.
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About : Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
Philip R. Martens
Board of Director of Plexus Corporation
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About : Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
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.
Chris Schoppa
Sr. Director Smart Device Solutions and Strategy of Harman International Industries
Chris Schoppa has spent his career working at the intersection of hardware and software, whether delivering big-iron solutions for ISV’s, leading the transformation to virtualized hosted services or creating system solutions that encapsulate edge device interaction, edge analytics and cloud-based solutions. Throughout this work, Chris’s approach is to create an encapsulating abstraction that encourages differentiated product/solution concepts to be developed – or leveraged – from different industry verticals and applications. That abstraction can then be opened up to derive practical approaches that exploit technology usage in novel ways.
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About Harman International Industries, Harman International Industries, Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
David Glaubke
Director of Corporate Communications of Harman International Industries
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
Jason Johnson
Director of User Experience Design & Detroit Studio Lead of Harman International Industries
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
Martha Brooks
Board Of Director of Jabil
Ms. Brooks is currently a Director of Bombardier Inc., Algeco Scotsman and Harley-Davidson, Inc. She is also on the board of CARE, a non-profit that fights extreme poverty through empowerment of women and girls. She was also a Director of International Paper from 2003 to 2009. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Brooks served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Novelis Inc., a global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. She served as Chief Operating Officer of Novelis from 2005 to 2007, after Alcan, Inc. completed a spinoff of Novelis. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Brooks served as CEO, Americas and Asia Rolled Products Business and Senior Vice President of Alcan Inc. In addition, she was Vice President of Cummins Inc. from 1996 to 2002. Ms. Brooks holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science and an M.B.A. in International Business from Yale University.
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About : Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Tim DeRosett
Director of Marketing, Additive Manufacturing of Jabil
Tim DeRosett is the Director of Marketing, Additive Manufacturing at Jabil, where he leads the strategic marketing activities for Additive Manufacturing products and services, including 3D printing. Jabil is accelerating the use of 3D printing technologies as a part of its manufacturing partnerships supporting many of the world’s largest brands. Tim has 20 years of experience bringing advanced technology solutions to manufacturing. Prior to joining Jabil, Tim served as the VP of Industrial Automation at Aethon, Inc.; and was the co-founder of Blue Ocean Robotics, LLC; as well as the director of strategic initiatives at YASKAWA Motoman. He previously held several positions at Adept Technology. Tim has been an advisor to startups, established companies and investors with an interest in the robotics and automation space. Additionally, he served on the board of directors for the Robotics Industries Association (RIA).
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Thomas Sansone
Board Of Director of Jabil
Mr. Sansone served as President of Jabil from 1988 to January 1999 when he became Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Sansone joined Jabil in 1983 as Vice President and has served as a director since that time. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Sansone was a practicing attorney with a specialized practice in taxation. He holds a B.A. from Hillsdale College, a J.D. from Detroit College of Law and an LL.M. in taxation from New York University.
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About : Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Jeff Porada
Director Lean Six Sigma of Jabil
Jeff Porada is the Global Director of Lean Six Sigma at Jabil. Jeff manages the “Business Process Re-engineering Team” from Jabil’s corporate headquarters, in St. Petersburg, FL. He is responsible for the strategically-driven transformation efforts of Jabil’s Corporate Functions and Capabilities, including: Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain Management, and Engineering Technology Services. Jeff has 20 years of professional experience of working in various industries with the ability to successfully influence and positively impact a culture at all levels of an organization to embrace a philosophy of continual improvement. Jeff has a demonstrated track record of driving business transformations resulting in significant financial savings and operational performance.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Gary Key
Director of Marketing of ASUSTeK Computer
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About ASUSTeK Computer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc., usually referred to as ASUS, is a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics manufacturer.
Beckett Jackson
Investing Director, Portfolio Strategy of The Boeing Company
Beckett Jackson is the investment portfolio director and strategist for an organization that is shaping the future for Boeing and the aerospace industry. Boeing HorizonX explores opportunities through strategy and experimentation with business models for emerging aerospace applications, leveraging nontraditional partnerships and a venture fund that invests in early-stage startups focused on aerospace and industrial innovations. Jackson manages the portfolio for a team focused on identifying early-age startups that are developing revolutionary concepts around the world. Boeing HorizonX Ventures provides funding to chosen startups, connecting them with a global network of resources to get their ideas off the ground, and shape the future for Boeing and the aerospace industry. In his role with the Ventures team, Jackson seeks to identify technology and business model focus areas that will play a role in transforming the aerospace industry, creating new markets or product offerings, or producing productivity gains for Boeing.
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About Boeing HorizonX Ventures, The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Harish Rao
Senior Director, Analytics and Information Management of The Boeing Company
Harish Rao is Sr Director of Analytics & Information Management Services responsible for developing analytics and information management capabilities to the Boeing enterprise and to deliver analytics solutions to improve productivity and enable revenue generation for Boeing and its customers. Harish established the Advanced analytics competency center to provide data lake, agile process and methodology and technical capabilities for analytics services across the enterprise. Harish has over 21 years of experience delivering disruptive innovative analytics based solutions to strengthen competitive advantage for fortune 50 companies such as Walgreens Boots, GE and Allstate Insurance. He has a strong track record in setting and executing strategic direction that enhance productivity and decision making with significant cost reduction and improved top line results.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Christopher Ferguson
Director of Crew and Mission Systems; CST-100 of The Boeing Company
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Tom Bucklar
Director of IoT & Digital Channel Solutions of Caterpillar
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About Caterpillar: Caterpillar has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent.
Marta Dalton
Global eCommerce Director of Unilever
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Charles Moorman
Member of the Board of Directors of Chevron
Moorman is retired Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Norfolk Southern Corporation, a freight and transportation company. He served as Chairman of Norfolk Southern from 2006 until 2015, as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until 2015, and President from 2004 until 2013. Prior to that, Moorman was Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning and Services from 2003 until 2004 and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services in 2003. Mr. Moorman joined Norfolk Southern in 1975. Other Directorships and Memberships: Hampton Roads Community Foundation; National Academy of Engineering; Nature Conservancy of Virginia (Chair); University of Virginia Medical Center Operating Board; Virginia Business Council.
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About : Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
SungHwan Cho
CFO & Director of Icahn Enterprises
SungHwan Cho has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc., since March 2012 and as a director since September 2012. Prior to that time, he was Senior Vice President and previously Portfolio Company Associate at Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings from October 2006 to February 2012. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Cho served as director of finance for Atari, Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Cho served as director of corporate development and director of product development at Talk America, a telecommunications provider to small business and residential customers. From 1996 to 1999, he was an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Tokyo.Mr. Cho has been a director of: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, since February 2016; Ferrous Resources Limited, since June 2015;American Railcar Leasing LLC, since September 2013; CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP since January 2013; CVR Energy, Inc., since May 2012; CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners LP, since May 2012; Federal-Mogul Corporation, since May 2012; XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011; American Railcar Industries, Inc., since June 2011; Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products, from April 2010 until November 2013; WestPoint Home LLC since January 2008; PSC Metals Inc. since December 2006; and Viskase Companies, Inc. since November 2006. XO Holdings is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also previously had a non-controlling interest in Take-Two Interactive Software through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cho brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his service the as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
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About Icahn Enterprises: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business.
Keith Cozza
President, CEO & Director of Icahn Enterprises
Keith Cozza has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc., since February 2014, and as a director since September 2012. Mr. Cozza served as Executive Vice President from February 2013 to February 2014. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings, since February 2013. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, a company controlled by Carl C. Icahn, since 2006. From 2004 to 2006 Mr. Cozza served as Controller at Icahn Associates Holding LLC. Prior to that Mr. Cozza was a senior assurance associate at Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Cozza has been a director of: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, an automotive parts installer and retailer, since February 2016; a director of: FCX Oil & Gas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., since October 2015; IEH Auto Parts LLC, since June 2015; Tropicana Entertainment Inc., since February 2014; PSC Metals Inc., since February 2014; Herbalife Ltd., a nutrition company, since April 2013 and XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011. Mr. Cozza has also been a member of the Executive Committee of American Railcar Leasing LLC since June 2014. Mr. Cozza was previously a director of CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, from January 2013 to February 2014; and MGM Holdings Inc., an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content, from April 2012 to August 2012. XO Holdings is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has or previously had non-controlling interests in Freeport-McMoRan, Herbalife and MGM Holdings through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cozza brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his experience as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
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About Icahn Enterprises: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business.
Steven Solomon
CEO & Director of Palmaz Scientific
Steven B. Solomon currently serves as the chief executive officer and a director of Palmaz Scientific, a leader in the research, development and commercialization of implantable medical devices manufactured with patented thin film physical vapor deposition technologies and processes. Mr. Solomon has served in executive and director roles with public and private companies for more than 20 years, with substantial experience in public and private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and executive management. Mr. Solomon served as chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board of directors of Citadel Security Software Inc. since its formation in December 1996 until its sale in December 2006 to McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE). Mr. Solomon also served as director, president and chief executive officer of CT Holdings Enterprises, Inc. until the company’s merger with Xcorporeal Inc. Mr. Solomon was the founder and served as chairman of the board, chief executive officer and director of Parago, Inc., an incubation venture of CT Holdings that is an application solution provider and internet-based business process outsourcer that provides an on-line suite of promotional offerings designed to automate promotional management and optimize the customer care services offered by its clients. Mr. Solomon led Parago in completing approximately $85 million in angel and venture financings and three acquisitions. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Solomon also served as a director of River Logic, Inc., an incubation venture of CT Holdings that creates and operates integrated networks of decision support tools, E-learning solutions and E-commerce capabilities designed to enable decision makers to leverage knowledge and information to gain a competitive advantage. Mr. Solomon has served on the board of directors of Boo-Koo Holdings and the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) where he testified before a congressional oversight hearing on “Information Security-Vulnerability Management Strategies and Technology,” providing an industry perspective on cyber security legislation and the importance of protecting our national infrastructure. Mr. Solomon is also active in the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) of North Texas.
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About Palmaz Scientific: Palmaz Scientific develops and manufactures implantable prosthetic devices for the cardiovascular orthopedic and cosmetic markets.
Daniel Mintz
Founding Managing Director of Olympus Capital Holdings Asia
Daniel Mintz has more than 25 years of private equity investment and M&A experience in Asia and the United States. Prior to founding Olympus Capital in 1997,Mintz was head of Asia for Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the former private equity arm of Morgan Stanley. He serves on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies, including DM Healthcare, Quatrro BPO Solutions and Olympus Capital Asia Credit. Mintz holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business Administration and an AB degree magna cum laude from Brown University. He was a 1984 recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and is a member of the World Economic Forum, the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Presidents’ Organization.
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About Olympus Capital Holdings Asia: Olympus Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on manufacturing, financial, business, and environmental businesses.
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.
Raymond Dittamore
Member of the Board of Directors of Qualcomm
Raymond V. Dittamore is a Member of the Board of Directors at QUALCOMM Incorporated since December 2002. Ray retired in June 2001 as a Partner of Ernst & Young LLP, an international public accounting firm, after 35 years of service. Ray previously served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Life Technologies Corporation from July 2001 to February 2014, Gen-Probe Incorporated from August 2002 to September 2009 and Digirad Corporation from March 2004 to March 2008. Ray holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from San Diego State University.
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About : Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services.
