SMTA Elects New Board Members
August 7, 2024 | SMTAEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The SMTA is pleased to announce its election results for the Global Board of Directors for the term beginning October 20, 2024. Greg Vance, Rockwell Automation, has been elected president. Incumbents Jason Keeping, P.Eng., Celestica, Inc.; Adam Klett, Ph.D., KYZEN Corporation; and Kirk Van Dreel, Plexus Corp., were re-elected and will maintain their positions on the board. Mumtaz Bora, pSemi, has been newly elected to the Board of Directors.
Those remaining on the SMTA Global Board of Directors include: VP Membership, Robert Boguski, Datest; Secretary, Tom Rovere, Lockheed Martin; and VP Communications, Mike Konrad, Aqueous Technologies. Strategic Development Committee members include chairperson Ravi Parthasarathy, M.S.Ch.E, ZESTRON Corporation; Priyanka Dobriyal, Ph.D., Intel Corporation; Maurice Dore, Valeo; and Julie Silk, Keysight Technologies.
The SMTA will bid a fond farewell to departing President, Martin Anselm, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology. As his time on the Board draws to a close, the SMTA expresses its sincerest gratitude for his continued service and dedication to the association and industry.
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