People: Key Technology Inc (KTEC.W)


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18 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Charles Stonecipher

51 2007 Independent Chairman of the Board

John Ehren

52 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Jeffrey Siegal

50 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President

Louis Vintro

52 2011 Senior Vice President - Business Development and Global Operations

James Brausen

58 2013 Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller

Stephen Pellegrino

53 2012 Vice President - Sales

Michael Nichols

64 2012 Vice President - Research & Development

Frank Zwerts

44 2013 Director

Richard Lawrence

60 2007 Independent Director

John Pelo

56 1998 Independent Director

Michael Shannon

62 2000 Independent Director

Donald Washburn

68 2003 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Charles Stonecipher

Mr. Charles H. Stonecipher is Independent Chairman of the Board of Key Technology Inc. Mr. Stonecipher has served as a director of the Company since 2004 and as the Board’s Chairman since 2007. He is Managing Director of Trilogy Partnership LLC, a private investment firm for whom Mr. Stonecipher has served as an investment professional since 2008. Mr. Stonecipher served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for Advanced Digital Information Corporation, a supplier of data storage solutions for client server computing networks, from 2005 to 2006, and as Executive Vice President of Product Development and Strategy from 2004 to 2005. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Digital Information Corporation from 1997 to 2004, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1997.

John Ehren

Mr. John J. Ehren is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Key Technology, Inc. Mr. Ehren was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company in May 2012. While at Key, Mr. Ehren has held the following positions: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2011 to May 2012), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (February 2008 to May 2012), Senior Vice President of Global Operations (2010) and has overseen European Operations (2011 to present). From 2004 to 2008, he served as Vice President of Global Operations of Planar Systems, Inc., a public company that provides flat panel display and system solutions for medical, transportation, industrial and retail applications. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Ehren held several senior-level financial officer positions with Planar, including Corporate Controller and Treasurer. Between 1990 and 1997, he held Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations positions with two privately-held manufacturing companies. Mr. Ehren was employed by Ernst & Young, a public accounting firm, from 1985 to 1990, working primarily with high tech, manufacturing and software development clients.

Jeffrey Siegal

Mr. Jeffrey T. Siegal, CPA, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Key Technology, Inc., effective April 15, 2013. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Siegal served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Schmitt Industries, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of computer-controlled vibration detection and balancing equipment, where he also served as the Managing Director of Schmitt Europe Ltd. Prior to joining Schmitt Industries, Inc., Mr. Siegal was Corporate Controller and Treasurer of Planar Systems, Inc.; Mr. Siegal also worked for Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1991-1999, serving as a Senior Manager from 1995-1999. Mr. Siegal holds a BA degree in Business Administration and Accounting from San Jose State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Louis Vintro

Dr. Louis C. Vintro, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President - Business Development and Global Operations of Key Technology, Inc. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Semiconductor Division of ESI, Inc., a manufacturer of laser-based wafer fabrication equipment. Dr. Vintro served, from 2005 to 2009, as Senior Director of Technical Programs for KLA-Tencor Corporation, a manufacturer of laser-based particle inspection equipment. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Global Business Manager of BOC Edwards Kachina, now Applied Materials, Inc., a provider of semiconductor processing services.

James Brausen

Mr. James R. Brausen is Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller of Key Technology, Inc. Mr. Brausen joined the Company as Corporate Controller in 2006. In 2007, he was designated as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and in 2012 he was designated Principal Financial Officer. Before joining the Company, Mr. Brausen was employed by Boise Cascade LLC, where he served as Financial Manager from 2002 to 2006. From 1995 to 2002, he was employed as the Corporate Controller at Fraser Papers, Inc., a specialty paper company wholly owned by the publicly-traded Canadian company, Nexfor, Inc. Mr. Brausen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS degree from the University of Idaho.

Stephen Pellegrino

Mr. Stephen M. Pellegrino is Vice President - Sales of Key Technology Inc. He served as Senior Director of North American Sales and Corporate Sales Operations in 2011, as Director of U.S. and Canada Sales from 2006 to 2011, and as Director of Eastern Region Sales from 2000, when he joined the Company, until 2006. From 1981 to 2000, Mr. Pellegrino worked in the food handling equipment operation of FMC Corporation, a provider of custom-engineered food processing solutions, where he held a number of positions including Sales and Marketing Manager of Food Handling Equipment from 1996 to 2000, Sales Manager of Accounts from 1995 to 1996, Product Manager for Aseeco Equipment from 1993 to 1995, Food Industry Specialist from 1990 to 1993, and Field Sales Engineer from 1981 to 1990. Mr. Pellegrino holds a BS degree in Marketing from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Nichols

Mr. Michael L. Nichols, Ph.D., is Vice President - Research & Development of Key Technology Inc. He joined the Company in 2010 as Senior Director of Research and Development. From 1994 to 2010, Dr. Nichols worked for Planar Systems, Inc., serving in several capacities. From 2008 to 2010, he served in a dual role as Director of Operations, and as Site Director of Planar SAS Command and Control Systems Business Unit in Albi, France. During 2007, he served as Director of Programs and Operations for Planar. He served as Director of Engineering for Planar’s Medical Business Unit from 2004 to 2007, and in the same role for the Industrial Business Unit from 2002 to 2004.

Frank Zwerts

Mr. Frank Zwerts is appointed as the Director of Key Technology, Inc. He has served as President and CEO of Visys NV, a manufacturer of digital sorting equipment since 2004. Prior to co-founding Visys, Mr. Zwerts was an Executive Director at ABN Amro Rothschild and a Vice-President Technology Banking at ING Barings LLC in London. He holds a BS and MS in economics and finance from University Hasselt and an MBA from Brussels University.

Richard Lawrence

Mr. Richard Lawrence is Independent Director of Key Technology, Inc. He is an independent consultant and business advisor specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Development of PepsiCo, Inc. He served in various other management positions with PepsiCo beginning in 1977 in engineering, and advanced into corporate and franchise development in 1985.

John Pelo

Mr. John E. Pelo is Independent Director of Key Technology, Inc. Mr. Pelo has served as a director of the Company since 1998. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Swire Coca-Cola USA, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Ltd., since 1996. Swire Pacific is a diversified holding company with real estate, shipping, airline, trading, and soft drink interests in Asia and North America. Between 1984 and 1996, Mr. Pelo served as General Manager of one of Swire’s soft drink operations in the United States.

Michael Shannon

Mr. Michael L. Shannon is Independent Director of Key Technology, Inc. Mr. Shannon has served as principal of The General Counsel Law Firm since 1994. From 2006 to 2010, he served as co-founder of Concerto Development LLC, a real estate development firm. From 1995 to 2004, he also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Data Access Technologies, Inc., a software company. Between 1985 and 1989, Mr. Shannon served as Associate General Counsel for the Santa Fe International Corporation and, from 1989 to 1993, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of that corporation.

Donald Washburn

Mr. Donald A. Washburn is Independent Director of Key Technology, Inc. He is a private investor. Mr. Washburn served as an Executive Vice President of Northwest Airlines, Inc. from 1995 to 1998, and as a Senior Vice President from 1990 to 1995. He also served as Chairman and President of Northwest Cargo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, Inc. from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Washburn served as Senior Vice President, responsible for worldwide real estate development and acquisition activities, from 1984 to 1989 for Marriott Corporation, and as Executive Vice President, with general management responsibility for the Courtyard Hotel Division, from 1989 to 1990. Currently, Mr. Washburn serves as a trustee of LaSalle Hotel Properties, a real estate investment trust. Mr. Washburn also serves as a director of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., a supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad and related industries, and he is a director of Amedisys, Inc., a multi-state provider of home healthcare nursing services.

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