Board Members
Clarke Bailey
Clarke Bailey joined the Board in June 2011. Mr. Bailey is presently the Chairman and CEO of EDCI Holdings, Inc., a public manufacturing company. In addition to EDCI’s Board, he serves as a Director on the Boards of Iron Mountain Corp. where he has served since 1998, and is currently Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., where he has served since 2005 and is currently Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Previously, Mr. Bailey served as the Chairman and CEO of Arcus, Inc. until 1998 and as Managing Director and Head of the Principal Investment Group at Oppenheimer & Co. until 1990. Mr. Bailey has also previously served as a Director on four other public company boards, five private company Boards, and three non-profit Boards of Trustees.
David Sandberg
David Sandberg has served as director since April 2009. Mr. Sandberg is currently the managing member, founder, and portfolio manager of Red Oak Partners, LLC, a NY-based hedge fund, founded in March 2003 and co-manager and co-founder of Pinnacle Fund LLP, founded in 2008. Previously, Mr. Sandberg co-managed JH Whitney & Co’s Green River Fund from 1998-2002. Mr. Sandberg serves as the Chairman of Board of Asure Software, Inc., and as a director of EDCI, Inc. Mr. Sandberg received a BA in Economics and a BS in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University. Red Oak Partners LLC is SMTC’s largest shareholder holding 15.5% of the shares outstanding.
Anton Simunovic
Anton Simunovic has served as a director since July 2010. Mr. Simunovic is the Founder and CEO of ThreeJars.com, an educational subscription based web service. Prior to ThreeJars, Mr. Simunovic was an Executive Director of 180 Connect, Inc., and a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Divine, Inc, where he managed a substantial team and portfolio of venture and buyout related investments. Mr. Simunovic also led the Internet Infrastructure and Enterprise Software investing group at GE Equity. Mr. Simunovic has served on the boards of over 20 public and private companies. He holds a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and a Harvard master of business administration. The Board believes that Mr. Simunovic’s experience in finance and operations make him qualified to serve as a director.
Alex Walker
As co-CEO of SMTC, Mr. Walker is ultimately responsible for achieving bottom line results including overseeing finance and overall operational performance. Prior to joining SMTC in 2008, Mr. Walker served as President of Ecosystem and as Managing Partner for Rouge River Capital. Mr. Walker holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. |