President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Director
Lawrence A. Sala joined the Company in 1984. He has been President since May 1995, has served as Chief Executive Officer since September 1997, and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2001. Mr. Sala became a member of the Board of Directors of the Company in 1995. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Business Administration, all from Syracuse University. Mr. Sala is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Carlisle Companies, Incorporated and Syracuse Research Corporation.
Chief Technical Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board, Director
Carl W. Gerst, Jr. is a co-founder of the Company, is currently its Chief Technical Officer, and is Vice Chairman of the Board, where he has been a Director also since the Company's founding. Mr. Gerst served as Executive Vice President from the Company's founding in 1967 until May 1995, when he became Chief Technical Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Gerst also served as the Company's Treasurer from May 1992 through November 2001. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Youngstown University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Syracuse University.
Mr. Eck was Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of The Entwistle Company, a defense contractor, from 1978 until his retirement in February 1997. Mr. Eck has also served as a Director of The Entwistle Company since 1978 and continues to serve that company in such capacity. Mr. Eck was the former Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee through June 30, 2008. Mr. Eck continues to serve on the Audit Committee as well as the Investment / Benefits Committee. In the opinion of the Audit Committee and the Board, Mr. Eck has the requisite experience to be designated as an "audit committee financial expert" as that term is defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Until June, 2008, Mr. Robison served as Senior Vice President of Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated. Mr. Robison recently became employed by Pacific Growth Equities, LLC as its Managing Director. Mr. Robison previously served as a General Partner and Analyst of Botti Brown Asset Management from January 1997 until January 1999, and as Vice President and Analyst for Montgomery Securities from October 1994 until January 1997. Mr. Robison is a member of the Board's Nominating/Corporate Governance and Investment/Benefits Committees, and served as the Board's Lead Independent Director from 2004-2006. Mr. Robison also served as a member of the Board's Audit Committee up until May, 2008.
Dr. Wilemon is the Snyder Professor of Innovation Management at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management. He co-founded (1980) and led the Snyder Innovation Management Program at the University and led the Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Program at Syracuse University between 1993 & 2003. Dr. Wilemon is the Chair of the Board's Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and also serves on the Compensation Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors for First State Bank in Maypearl, Texas.
Mr. Gould is a co-founder and President of Alesco Advisors, LLC, a SEC registered investment company based in Pittsford, New York. Prior to founding Alesco, Mr. Gould was President of Clover Capital Management, Inc., a SEC registered investment company, where he currently serves as a Director. Mr. Gould is a certified public accountant, with prior experience as an audit and tax accountant with Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. Mr. Gould currently serves as the Board's Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Investment/Benefits Committee, and also serves on the Audit Committee.
Mr. Roberts is a 20 year Air Force veteran with extensive experience contracting with various government defense agencies. Mr. Roberts is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Syracuse Research Corporation, a not-for-profit independent research and development organization providing environmental science, operation integration, information and systems technology services and support to the Department of Defense and other government agencies. Mr. Roberts serves on the Board's Investment/Benefits Committee.
Mr. Smucker is the founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer of MCE Technologies, Inc., a microwave components company based in Michigan, and more recently served as President and CEO of Aeroflex MCE Technologies, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer of the microelectronics division of Aeroflex until his retirement in 2004. Prior to starting MCE in 1993, Mr. Smucker worked as President of Merchant Financial, Inc., after spending ten years with Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Smucker serves on the Board's Audit, Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees.
Ms. Civil was elected to the Board by the Directors in November 2007. Ms. Civil is the former managing partner of Price Waterhouse Coopers' Syracuse Office where she was employed since 1973. Ms. Civil was certified as a public accountant in 1978 and served as engagement partner to both public and non-public companies until her retirement in 2002. In the opinion of the Audit Committee and the Board, Ms. Civil has the requisite experience to be designated an "audit committee financial expert" as that term is defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Civil currently serves on the boards of NBT Bancorp, Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company and Syracuse Research Corporation. Ms. Civil is Chairperson of the Board's Audit Committee and also serves on the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
Lawrence Sala, Joe Porcello, Charles Patnode, Kevin Maher, Eric Britt, Mark Burdick, Tim Ross, Jessie Kinch, Tim Glavin, Strom Kong, Amy Tewksbury, Gert Thygesen, David Ferrara, Mike Moore, G. Billadeau, David Gao, David Whitaker, H.P. Ostergaard, George Blanton, Brian Wangsness, Bin Lu, Kerry Bode, Tera Bennett, Dick Roehm, Ken Morse, Joan Jones
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President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Director
Chief Technical Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board, Director