People: American Superconductor Corp (AMSC.OQ)
AMSC.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
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1 Aug 2013
2.57USD
1 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
John Wood |
69 | 2011 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
Daniel McGahn |
40 | 2011 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
David Henry |
50 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer |
James Maguire |
56 | 2011 | Executive Vice President - Projects, Engineering and Grid Segment |
Vikram Budhraja |
64 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Richard Drouin |
80 | 1996 | Independent Director |
Pamela Lenehan |
60 | 2011 | Independent Director |
David Oliver |
70 | 2006 | Independent Director |
John Vander Sande |
68 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Jason Fredette |
IR Contact Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
John Wood |
Mr. John W. Wood, Jr., is Independent Chairman of the Board of American Superconductor Corp. He has been chairman of Board since August 2011 and is currently an independent consultant. He served as chief executive officer of Analogic Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of medical imaging and security systems, from 2003 through 2006. Prior to joining Analogic, he held senior executive positions over a 22-year career at Thermo Electron Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Wood served as president of Peek Ltd., a division of Thermo Electron Corporation, and as a senior vice president of the parent company. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Thermedics, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron. Mr. Wood is a director of FLIR Systems, Inc., which is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures and markets thermal imaging infrared cameras, and ESCO Corporation, which is a privately held company that manufactures engineered metal wearparts and components for industrial applications, including mining, construction, power generation and aerospace. He also holds an Advanced Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a national public company director education organization. |
Daniel McGahn |
Mr. Daniel P. McGahn is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of American Superconductor Corp. He has been chief executive officer since June 2011 and president since December 2009. Mr. McGahn also served as chief operating officer from December 2009 until May 2011, as senior vice president and general manager of AMSC Superconductors business unit from May 2008 until December 2009 and vice president of AMSC Superconductors business unit from January 2008 to May 2008. Previously, Mr. McGahn was vice president of strategic planning and development from December 2006 to January 2008. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. McGahn served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Konarka Technologies, which develops and commercializes Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to electricity. |
David Henry |
Mr. David A. Henry is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of American Superconductor Corp., since July 9, 2007. He previously served as chief financial officer of AMIS Holdings, Inc., the parent company of AMI Semiconductor, from April 2004 to July 2007. For the previous seven years, Mr. Henry worked at Fairchild Semiconductor International as vice president finance, worldwide operations from November 2002 to April 2004 and as corporate controller from March 1997 to November 2002. He was appointed vice president, corporate controller at Fairchild Semiconductor International in August 1999. |
James Maguire |
Mr. James F. Maguire is Executive Vice President - Projects, Engineering and Grid Segment of American Superconductor Corp. He joined the Company in 1997 and served as Vice President of Superconductor Projects from March 2007 to March 2010, as Senior Vice President of Projects & Engineering from April 2010 to August 2011 and, since August 2011 has been responsible for Grid business unit as well as Global Engineering, Projects, and Service groups. In May 2011 he was promoted to Executive Vice President. Prior to joining AMSC, Mr. Maguire was founder and president of Applied Engineering Technologies, Ltd., a cryogenics product based company. |
Vikram Budhraja |
Mr. Vikram S. Budhraja is Independent Director of American Superconductor Corp. He has been president of Electric Power Group, LLC, a Pasadena, California-based consulting firm that provides management and strategic consulting services, smart grid synchrophasor technology services and applications, and power grid reliability monitoring solutions to the electric power industry, since January 2000. From 1977 to January 2000, Mr. Budhraja served in key executive and senior management positions at Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, including: president of Edison Technology Solutions; senior vice president and head of the Power Grid Business Unit of Southern California Edison; and vice president of System Planning, Fuels and Operations of Southern California Edison. He is a founding member of the Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (CERTS) and worked with the U.S.-Canadian Power Systems Outage Task Force that was formed to investigate the root causes of the August 14, 2003 power blackout in the Northeast. Mr. Budhraja has previously served as a director of several organizations, including the California Independent System Operator Corporation, which manages California’s power transmission system, and SoftSwitching Technologies, which provides scalable power quality and monitoring solutions. He also holds a Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a national public company director education organization. |
Richard Drouin |
Mr. Richard Drouin is Independent Director of American Superconductor Corp. He is counsel at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, a Canadian law firm. Mr. Drouin was the chairman and chief executive officer of Hydro-Quebec, a public electric utility based in Canada, from April 1988 to September 1995. From September 1999 to February 2009, he was also chairman of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation which oversees the reliability of the Bulk Power Transmission Systems in North America. He is chairman of the board of Stonebridge Financial. He is a director of the British Airport Authority in London, Gesca Limitée, a company that publishes seven newspapers in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, in Montreal, and President’s Choice Bank in Toronto. He was also chairman of the board of the World Energy Congress which was held in Montreal in September 2010. He is Honorary Consul for Great Britain in Quebec. |
Pamela Lenehan |
Ms. Pamela F. Lenehan is Independent Director of American Superconductor Corp. She has been president of Ridge Hill Consulting, a strategy and financial consulting firm, since June 2002. From September 2001 until June 2002, Ms. Lenehan was self-employed as a private investor. From March 2000 until September 2001, she served as vice president and chief financial officer of Convergent Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of switching equipment. From February 1995 until January 2000, she was senior vice president of corporate development and treasurer of Oak Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of telecommunications components until it was acquired by Corning. Prior to that time, Ms. Lenehan was a Managing Director in Credit Suisse First Boston’s Investment Banking division and a vice president of Corporate Banking at Chase Manhattan Bank. Ms. Lenehan is currently a director of publicly traded Spartech Corporation, a supplier of sustainable plastic sheet, compounding and packaging solutions, and Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., a software company that provides typefaces, technology and experience for creative applications and consumer devices, and privately held National Mentor Holdings, which provides home and community-based health and human services. She previously served as a director of Avid Technology. She also holds a Masters Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a national public company director education organization. |
David Oliver |
Mr. David R. Oliver, Jr., is Independent Director of American Superconductor Corp. He has served as a strategic advisor, mergers and acquisitions, for European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company North America (EADS NA), a European aerospace corporation, since January 2012. From January 2008 until December 2011, Mr. Oliver served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for EADS NA. Mr. Oliver also served as chief executive officer of the defense division of EADS NA for most of the four years preceding January 2008 except when he was running the EADS portion of the capture effort for the Air Force Tanker program. Before joining EADS NA, Mr. Oliver was stationed in Baghdad as Director of Management and Budget for the Coalition Forces. Prior to that, he served as the United States’ Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Mr. Oliver also previously held management positions at both Westinghouse Electric and Northrop Grumman. In the Navy, he commanded both diesel and nuclear submarines as well as two submarine groups in the Cold War. His last Navy appointment was as Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. Rear Admiral (retired) Oliver’s military decorations include the Defense and Navy Distinguished Service Medals as well as six awards of the Legion of Merit. Mr. Oliver is a director of EADS NA, which is a publicly traded entity, and Pittsburgh Electric Engineering Company, which is a privately held entity. |
John Vander Sande |
Dr. John B. Vander Sande is Independent Director of American Superconductor Corp. He co-founded AMSC, but has never had day-to-day operational responsibilities at company. Dr. Vander Sande is the Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specializing in the analysis of the microstructure of materials. He was Associate Dean and Acting Dean of Engineering at MIT from 1992 to 1999 and was founding Executive Director of the Cambridge (England)-MIT Institute from 1999 to 2003. He was Acting Provost at Reykjavik University, Iceland in 2009-10. |
Jason Fredette |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
John Wood |
-- |
Daniel McGahn |
2,335,190 |
David Henry |
751,288 |
James Maguire |
-- |
Vikram Budhraja |
-- |
Richard Drouin |
-- |
Pamela Lenehan |
-- |
David Oliver |
-- |
John Vander Sande |
-- |
Jason Fredette |
-- |
As Of 30 Mar 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
John Wood |
0 | 0 |
Daniel McGahn |
4,500 | 94,365 |
David Henry |
10,000 | 141,800 |
James Maguire |
0 | 0 |
Vikram Budhraja |
0 | 0 |
Richard Drouin |
0 | 0 |
Pamela Lenehan |
0 | 0 |
David Oliver |
0 | 0 |
John Vander Sande |
0 | 0 |
Jason Fredette |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MCGAHN DANIEL P |
8,520 | $2.68 |
MCGAHN DANIEL P |
14,081 | $2.44 |
HENRY DAVID A |
5,760 | $2.53 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
98,000 | $3.22 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
41,650 | $3.22 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
80,850 | $3.22 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
24,500 | $3.22 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
145,601 | $3.05 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
61,880 | $3.05 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
36,400 | $3.05 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
120,121 | $3.05 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
57,258 | $3.10 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
47,238 | $3.10 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
14,314 | $3.10 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
24,334 | $3.10 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
7,585 | $2.82 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
14,725 | $2.82 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
17,848 | $2.82 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
4,462 | $2.82 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
28,149 | $2.81 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
23,223 | $2.81 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
11,963 | $2.81 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
7,037 | $2.81 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
56,486 | $2.85 |
DOUGLAS KEVIN G |
17,117 | $2.85 |

