Decision Makers
Board of Directors
John Heindel became Chairman of the Board for PECO II in June 2006, and President and CEO in July of 2005. Mr. Heindel has been a member of the company's board of directors since July 2005.
Prior to joining PECO II, Mr. Heindel spent 22 years at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. His leadership was marked by successful efforts in starting up Lucent Worldwide Services, recognized today as one of the industry's most valued network solutions integrators, and leading the operational units that built one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure projects ever in a single project – located in Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Heindel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Monmouth College. He earned an M.S. degree in management from Stanford University, where he was a Sloan fellow. He earned his CPA in the state of New Jersey. Mr. Heindel and his wife Susan have two young sons.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Chairman, President, CEO, Cfo,Treasurer |
Current |
| Lucent Worldwide Services |
President |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Sloan Fellow |
Former |
| Att International |
Auditor |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. Degree In Management |
Former |
| Monmouth College |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Peco Telecommunications LLC |
CFO, Treasurer & Secretary |
Current |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Former |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President of Business Development |
Current |
| Reltec Ltd |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| Eltek Valere |
Vice President, Business Dev |
Former |
| Eltek Valere |
Product Manager |
Former |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York |
Master's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Manhattan College |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales and Services |
Current |
| Case Western Reserve University |
Mba With A Finance Emphasis |
Former |
| Regis University |
Bsba In Finance |
Former |
Eugene Peden became Chief Senior Vice President/Operations in June 2009, and previously had held the position of Vice President of Operations since joining PECO II back in January, 2008.
Mr. Peden spent his career in corporate operations positions in Ireland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
He joins PECO II from Rittal Corporations, one of the largest enclosure manufacturers in the world. In his most recent position as Senior Vice President, Operations, Peden led a re-engineering of Rittal’s operations, driving significant culture change by establishing a customer-focused organizational structure, instituting cost-control measures and implementing lean manufacturing practices.
Peden earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mr. Peden and his wife Aisling have two young daughters.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Queens University |
Bachelor of Engineering Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
Jacquie Boyer brings strong experience in sales management, large account planning, customer and market analysis, strategic account planning, and building successful sales relationships to her responsibilities as Vice President of Sales. In this position, she leads PECO II’s efforts to serve customer needs and improve business performance.
Ms. Boyer came to PECO II in 2006 from ADC, a leading telecommunications enterprise, where she most recently served as Director of Sales for global OEM customers. Previous positions also include Director of Sales for Global Account Strategy, National Accounts and National Channel Manager. Prior to ADC, Ms Boyer held a number of senior sales and business development positions in manufacturing organizations and has over 18 years sales and marketing experience.
She holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in business and psychology from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls and resides in Eden Prairie, MN with her husband and three children.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
Bachelor of Science Degrees In Business |
Former |
Kevin Borders joined PECO II in 2005 as VP of Marketing and Product Development. Mr. Borders has 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including key leadership positions in sales, marketing, product management and strategic planning.
Most recently, Mr. Borders was President of Omnova Consulting, Ltd., which provided business development and technical marketing services to telecom companies. Previously, he spent 15 years with Marconi/RELTEC in various leadership positions including VP of North American Regional Marketing, VP of Strategic Sales and Marketing, and VP of Market Development.
Mr. Borders holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri and an MBA in corporate finance from the University of Dallas. Mr. Borders and his wife Belinda have three children.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing & Product Dev |
Current |
| University of Dallas |
Mba In Corporate Finance |
Former |
| University of Missouri |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President of Operations |
Current |
| Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc. |
Quality Assurance, Test Lab Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc. |
Quality Assurance, Test Lab Manager |
Former |
| The Trane Company |
Quality Inspector |
Former |
| Peco Inc. |
|
Former |
| Kennedy-Western University |
Quality Assurance |
Former |
Gerard (Gerry) Moersdorf, a director since April 2006, founded Applied Innovation in 1983 and served as President and CEO for twenty of the company’s twenty-two years. He has been honored as Regional Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and as Executive of the Year by the Industry and Technology Council of Central Ohio. Gerry is a charter member of the Columbus Technology Leadership Council and a frequent speaker for the International Engineering Consortium.
Mr. Hottenroth is a partner in the law firm Hottenroth, Garverick, Tilson & Garverick, Co., L.P.A. Although Mr. Hottenroth s law firm provided legal services to PECO II in 2007 (and will continue to provide such services in 2008), the amount of legal fees paid to that firm in 2007 did not exceed the non-independence thresholds as set forth by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board is aware of this relationship and determined that the payments made to Mr. Hottenroth s firm did not interfere with the exercise of his independent judgment as a director. The independent directors intend to meet at least twice a year in executive sessions. Any independent director can request that an additional session be scheduled. The Company encourages each member of the Board of Directors to attend each annual meeting of shareholders. All of the Company s current directors who were members of the Board at last year s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 22, 2007, were in attendance, except for Mr. Chang.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Garverick.Com |
Partner |
Current |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Garverick.Com |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Capital University |
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Ohio Manufacturers' Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Independent Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ohio Chamber of Commerce |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
Member |
Current |
| Ohio Chamber of Commerce |
Member |
Current |
| Ohio Manufacturers' Association |
Member |
Current |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Member |
Current |
| The Independent Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Ashland University |
master of business administration program |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
Albert Chang, a director since April 2006, has been general manager of the Power Systems Business Group II at Delta Electronics, Inc. since 2003. He is in charge of telecom power, Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) and networking power products and business at Delta Group, responsible for a over $600 million business with multiple manufacturing sites and more than 5,000 employees worldwide. Previously, Mr. Chang held positions as general manager of Delta's Telecom Power Division and as deputy general manager and director, adaptor product.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Smith is a director of PECO II. Mr. Smith s ownership includes 1,309,950 shares held by Mr. Smith and his spouse as joint tenants, 1,000,000 common shares held by Ashwood I, LLC and 500,000 common shares held by Ashwood II, LLC. Mr. Smith has shared voting and dispositive power over the securities held by these limited liability companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Richard Orchard, a board member since June 2006, is a seasoned telecommunications veteran with more than 25 years of experience in sales, operations and general management, including 12 years in senior positions. In 2005, he served as chief transition officer for Sprint Nextel, managing all aspects of the successful but complex, $36 billion merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications.
During his career with Nextel, Mr. Orchard also served as chief service officer, responsible for development of a best practice Customer Care organization; Eastern regional president, with operational responsibility for all aspects of sales, service, finance, network construction and marketing for the Eastern half of the U.S. market; and area vice president for the Southeast. Before joining Nextel, he spent more than 10 years with PacTel/AirTouch, originally hired as its first sales representative and eventually advancing through positions in sales management and operations and as area vice president of all East Coast properties. He entered the wireless industry in the late 1970s with Motorola Communications after earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 3E Technologies International, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Transcrypt |
Director |
Current |
| E.F. Johnson Company |
Director |
Current |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Nebraska Technology Park, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EFJ, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lithium Technology Corp |
CEO |
Former |
| Lithium Technology Corp |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Lithium Technology Corp |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Western Electric |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Olivetti Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
Doctor of Science Degree |
Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management |
Master of Science |
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
Bachelor of Science In Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peco II, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Western Electric |
|
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Nebraska Technology Park, LLC |
|
Former |
| EFJ, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
bachelor of science in engineering and an honorary doctor of science degree |
Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management |
master of science |
Former |
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