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SMTA Welcomes New Board Members
November 17, 2015 | SMTAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
The SMTA is pleased to announce its election results for the Board of Directors for the term that began at SMTA International (September 27 - October 1, 2015). Robert Kinyanjui, Ph.D., John Deere Electronic Solutions, Inc. was elected Treasurer. Eileen Hibbler, TEK Products, was elected VP Membership. Richard Coyle, Ph.D., Alcatel-Lucent, and Tim Jensen, Indium Corporation, were appointed to the Strategic Development Committee.
Those remaining on the SMTA Board of Directors include: President, Bill Barthel, Plexus Corporation; Secretary, Richard Henrick, Sanmina Corporation; VP Expos, Debbie Carboni, KYZEN Corporation; VP Communications, Michelle Ogihara, Seika Machinery, Inc.; VP Technical Programs, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel Corporation; Strategic Development Committee members include: Chair, Matt Kelly, P.Eng, MBA, IBM Corporation; Martin Anselm, Ph.D., RIT; and Scott Priore, Cisco Systems, Inc.
The SMTA bids a fond farewell to departing Strategic Development Committee Chair, Jeff Kennedy, Celestica, Inc.; VP Membership, Roy Starks, LogiSync LLC; Treasurer, Randy Schueller, Ph.D., DfR Solutions; and Secretary, Scott Nelson, Harris Corporation. They are congratulated for a job well done and given thanks for the years of dedication to the SMTA.
For more information on the SMTA Board of Directors election results, contact Tanya Martin: tanya@smta.org or 952-920-7682.
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