Stratasys 3D Printers and 3D Production Systems produce complex, functional parts. Prototypes that perform just like the final product. Complex assemblies that require no assembly. Thousands of end-use parts built for less than the cost of tooling one. Whatever you can imagine, Stratasys can build.
The Board of Directors of Stratasys (the "Company") sets high standards for the Company's employees, officers and directors. Implicit in this philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance. It is the duty of the Board of Directors to serve as a prudent fiduciary for shareholders and to oversee the management of the Company's business. To fulfill its responsibilities and to discharge its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in these guidelines. These guidelines are subject to modification from time to time as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the best interests of the Company or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
S. Scott Crump Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
S. Scott Crump has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board since Stratasys' inception in 1988, and hew was Chief Financial Officer from February 1990 to May 1997. Crump along with his wife Lisa H. Crump, a co-founder of Stratasys, invented Fused Deposition Modeling® (FDM) technology.
From 1982 to 1988, Crump was co-founder and Vice President of Sales at IDEA, Inc., which later changed its name to SI Technologies, Inc. The company is a leading manufacturer of force, load and pressure transducers. Crump continued to be a director and shareholder of the company until its sale to Vishay Intertechnologies, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) in April 2005. Crump, a registered engineer, is the son of Ralph E. Crump, director of Stratasys, Inc.
Tom Stenoien was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Stratasys in March 2005. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Stratasys from May 1997 to March 2005, and he also served as Executive Vice President of Stratasys from 2001 to March 2005 and Secretary since 1999. Stenoien joined Stratasys in February 1993 as Controller and has also served as Director of Finance.
Bob Gallagher was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Stratasys in March 2005. Before joining Stratasys, Gallagher was the Chief Financial Officer of Selas Corporation of America, a manufacturer of micro-miniature components for the electronics industry, which is now known as Intricon Corporation. From October 2000 until June 2002, he was Chief Financial Officer for Visionics Corporation, a provider of biometric technologies and information systems. From October 1989 until June 2000, Gallagher was employed by TSI Incorporated, a diversified precision instrument company where he last held the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since June 2005, Gallagher has served on the Board of MOCON, Inc., where he is also a member of the audit committee.
Lawrence M. Doerr Senior Vice-President of R&D and Operations
Larry Doerr came to Stratasys in 2007 with 24 years of operations and engineering experience, including positions as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at Minnesota Diversified Industries, Vice President of Operations at Nilfisk-Advance, and Director of Global Supply Chain Management at Rosemount Engineering where he led supplier/vendor relationships in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Doerr also has worked as Design and Reliability Engineer at Northrop Corporation, Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer at Honeywell, and Director of Manufacturing at Detector Electronics. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas
Jonathan L. Cobb Vice President Marketing
Jon Cobb has served as Vice President and General Manager for Dimension, the 3D printing business unit of Stratasys, since January of 2002. Cobb joined the company as Vice President of Marketing in August of 1995. Before joining the company, Cobb served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Westec Security, Inc. and he has held various management-level sales and marketing positions with Lockheed Martin's Calcomp Division. Cobb received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Jeffrey E. DeGrange Vice President New Business Development Direct Digital Manufacturing
Jeff DeGrange came to Stratasys in 2008 with more than 20 years experience in manufacturing technology, including leading an advanced manufacturing research and development program at The Boeing Company as the Senior Technology Manager. Prior to Boeing, DeGrange held positions at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft and Raytheon.
DeGrange has been listed among the "Top 25 most influential people in the world in rapid product development and manufacturing" by Time Compression Technologies Magazine Europe. He received this honor for pioneering production flight applications using direct digital manufacturing as well as additive manufacturing tooling applications. Jeff holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Iowa and an M.S. in manufacturing engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
Woodrow J. Frost Vice President Sales
Woody Frost has served as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service since January of 2003. Frost joined the company as Vice President of Worldwide Sales in January of 2002. Before joining Stratasys, Frost served as Vice President, Americas Sales for DataCard Corporation. Prior to that, he served as General Manager, Healthcare Solutions Division and Vice President, New Ventures. Frost received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. from the University of St. Thomas. He is also a graduate of the Minnesota Executive Program, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
Richard Garrity Vice President RedEye On Demand
Rich Garrity joined Stratasys as the Vice President of RedEye On Demand in November 2010. Before joining the company, he held a variety of sales and marketing leadership positions with Brady Corporation. He earned a B.S. in General Management and Marketing from the University of Minnesota and a M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
Randall Nichols CPIM Vice President Operations
Randy Nichols came to Stratasys in 2008 as the Director of Supply Chain Management. Nichols brings over 20 years of experience in design engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality, and supply chain management. He has worked for a range of companies, including Rosemount Engineering, Caterpillar, and Nilfisk-Advance. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from North Dakota State University.
S. Scott Crump Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
S. Scott Crump has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board since Stratasys' inception in 1988, and hew was Chief Financial Officer from February 1990 to May 1997. Crump along with his wife Lisa H. Crump, a co-founder of Stratasys, invented Fused Deposition Modeling® (FDM) technology.
From 1982 to 1988, Crump was co-founder and Vice President of Sales at IDEA, Inc., which later changed its name to SI Technologies, Inc. The company is a leading manufacturer of force, load and pressure transducers. Crump continued to be a director and shareholder of the company until its sale to Vishay Intertechnologies, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) in April 2005. Crump, a registered engineer, is the son of Ralph E. Crump, director of Stratasys, Inc.
Ralph E. Crump Director
Ralph E. Crump has been a director of Stratasys since 1990. He is President of Crump Industrial Group, an investment firm located in Trumbull, Conn., and he is a director of Mity Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITY), a manufacturer of institutional furniture.
Crump was a founder and director of Osmonics, Inc., now GE Osmonics, a manufacturer of reverse osmosis water filtration devices, until it was acquired by General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) in February 2003. He was chairman of SI Technologies, Inc. until April 1, 2005, when it was sold to Vishay Intertechnologies, Inc. (NYSE: VSH). In 1962, Crump founded Frigitronics, Inc., a manufacturer of ophthalmic goods and medical instruments, and he was its President and Chairman of the Board until it was acquired by Revlon in 1986.
Crump is a Trustee of the Alumni Foundation of UCLA and a member of the Board of Overseers for the Thayer Engineering School at Dartmouth College. Ralph E. Crump is the father of S. Scott Crump.
Edward J. Fierko has been a director of Stratasys since February 2002. Since May 2003, Fierko has been President of EJF Associates, a consulting firm. From March 2003 to May 2003, Fierko was Vice President of GE Osmonics, Inc., a manufacturer of reverse osmosis water filtration devices. From November 1999 through February 2003, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Osmonics, and from November 1998 to September 1999 he served as Executive Vice President of Osmonics. From September 1987 to August 1998, Fierko was President and CEO of Ecowater International, a holding company with operating companies in the water, waste and special process treatment industry. Prior to that, Fierko held several management positions over a 23-year career at General Electric Company.
John McEleney has more than 20 years of CAD industry leadership and product development experience. As CEO of SolidWorks from 2001 to June 2007, McEleney achieved record growth, reporting more than a quarter of a billion dollars in revenues in 2006 and more than half a million users worldwide. Prior to joining SolidWorks, he held several key management positions at CAD software pioneer Computervision and at defense contractor Raytheon.
McEleney holds a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Rochester, a master's in manufacturing systems from Boston University, and a master's in business administration and marketing from Northeastern University. He serves on the board of directors for SolidWorks Corporation as well as Newforma ( a privately held software company in Manchester, N.H.).
Clifford H. Schwieter has been a director of Stratasys since 1994. In 2002, Schwieter became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Concise Logic, Inc., a software development company focused on semiconductor design tools. From 1994 to 2002, Schwieter was the President and a Managing Director of C.H. Schwieter and Associates, a management and financial consulting firm. From July 1992 to March 1994, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Centric Engineering Systems, Inc., a company engaged in the development of mechanical design and analysis software for computing systems ranging from workstations to mainframes and massively parallel networked computing environments. Schwieter was Vice President and General Manager of the Electronic Imaging Systems Division of the DuPont Company from 1986 to 1991. From 1971 to 1986, he was with the General Electric Company, where he served as Vice President of GE's Calma Company from 1985 to 1986. He was responsible for that subsidiary's worldwide business in the mechanical design and factory automation arena. He also was President and Representative Director of GE Industrial Automation, Ltd., a joint venture between GE and C. Itoh & Company located in Tokyo, from 1982 to 1985.
Gregory L. Wilson has been a director of Stratasys since 1994. Wilson, with his wife Kathy R. Wilson, is a co-founder of Mity Enterprises, Inc., a manufacturer of institutional furniture. He has served as Chairman of the Board of that company since its inception in 1987. From its inception until May 2002, he also served as President of Mity.
From 1982 until 1987, Wilson was President of Church Furnishings, Inc. in Provo, Utah. He served as a Financial Analyst at the Ford Motor Company and as General Manager of the Stereo Optical Company in Chicago. Wilson also serves on the board of directors of Broda Enterprises, Waterloo, Ontario, a manufacturer and distributor of geriatric transport devices, and he is on The Central Utah Advisory Board for Wells Fargo Bank and Design Imaging, Inc.
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