People: Sypris Solutions Inc (SYPR.OQ)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Gill |
86 | 1992 | Chairman of the Board |
Jeffrey Gill |
56 | 1992 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Brian Lutes |
47 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
Richard Davis |
58 | 2003 | Senior Vice President |
John McGeeney |
55 | 2011 | Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Anthony Allen |
53 | 2008 | Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary |
Paul Larochelle |
57 | 2009 | Vice President; President of Sypris Technologies, Inc |
John Walsh |
53 | 2008 | Vice President; President of Sypris Electronics |
R. Scott Gill |
53 | 1998 | Director |
Robert Lentz |
2012 | Director | |
John Brinkley |
74 | 2005 | Independent Director |
William Ferko |
57 | 2005 | Independent Director |
William Healey |
67 | 1997 | Independent Director |
Sidney Petersen |
81 | 1997 | Independent Director |
Robert Sroka |
62 | 1997 | Independent Director |
Lynn Boon |
Corporate Services Manager |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Robert Gill |
Mr. Robert E. Gill serves as Chairman of the Board of Sypris Solutions, Inc. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Sypris and its predecessor since 1983, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor from 1983 to 1992. Prior to 1983, Mr. Gill served in a number of senior executive positions, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Armor Elevator Company, Vice President of A. O. Smith Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Elevator Electric Company. Mr. Gill holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. |
Jeffrey Gill |
Mr. Jeffrey T. Gill serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sypris and its predecessor since 1992, and as Executive Vice President of its predecessor from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Gill holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Dartmouth College. Mr. Gill has served as a director of Sypris and its predecessor since 1983. |
Brian Lutes |
Mr. Brian A. Lutes serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since September 15, 2008. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Lutes served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of Finance and Administration for MAG Industrial Automation Systems, a manufacturer of machine tools and systems serving the aerospace, automotive, construction, power generation and other durable goods industries. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration for The Wornick Company, a provider of shelf-stable, ready-to-eat meals to military and consumer branded food companies, from 2005 to 2007 and as Senior Vice President for Fifth Third Bancorp from 2002 to 2004. Prior to 2002, Mr. Lutes served with the General Electric Company for seventeen years in a number of increasingly responsible executive positions within GE and GE Capital culminating with his assignment as Chief Financial Officer of Global Operations for GE Medical Systems. Mr. Lutes holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering and an MBA from the University of Connecticut’s Executive MBA program. |
Richard Davis |
Mr. Richard L. Davis serves as Senior Vice President of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since September 1997. He serves as Secretary from 1998 to 2003 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its predecessor from 1985 to 1997. Prior to 1985, Mr. Davis served in a number of management positions with Armor Elevator and Coopers and Lybrand. Mr. Davis holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Louisville. He is a certified public accountant in the state of Kentucky. |
John McGeeney |
Mr. John R. McGeeney serves as Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Sypris Solutions, Inc. He has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Sypris since August 2011 and as General Counsel and Secretary of Sypris from June 2003 to July 2011. Mr. McGeeney was Of Counsel to Middleton and Reutlinger, a law firm, in 2003, and served as General Counsel for Inviva, Inc., an insurance holding company, from 2000 to 2002. Mr. McGeeney also served in several senior leadership positions, including General Counsel and Secretary, with ARM Financial Group, a financial services company, from 1994 to 1999, and as Counsel and Assistant General Counsel for Capital Holding Corporation, a financial services company, from 1988 to 1994. Mr. McGeeney holds a BA degree from Amherst College and a JD degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. |
Anthony Allen |
Mr. Anthony C. Allen serves as Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary of Sypris Solutions, Inc. He has served as Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Sypris since December 2004 and as Vice President of Finance and Information Systems and Assistant Secretary of Sypris from 2003 to December 2004. Mr. Allen served as Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary of Sypris from 1997 to 2003. He served as Vice President of Finance of Sypris’ predecessor from 1994 to 1998 and as Vice President and Controller from 1987 to 1994. Prior to 1987, Mr. Allen served in a variety of management positions with Armor Elevator. Mr. Allen holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA from Bellarmine University. He is a certified public accountant in the state of Kentucky. |
Paul Larochelle |
Mr. Paul G. Larochelle serves as Vice President of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and President of Sypris Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the company. since October 26, 2009. From 1980 to 2009, Mr. Larochelle served in a number of increasingly responsible executive positions with Dana Corporation, a tier one automotive and heavy truck supplier. Most recently, Mr. Larochelle served as Vice President of the Structural Products Group from 2007 to 2009 and as Vice President of Engineering and Program Management from 2004 to 2007 with Dana Corporation. During his tenure with Dana Corporation, Mr. Larochelle served as a member of the Executive Committee and on the Boards of Dana Canada and Chassis Systems, Ltd., a Dana joint venture in the United Kingdom. Mr. Larochelle holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is fluent in French. |
John Walsh |
Mr. John J. Walsh serves as Vice President of Sypris Solutions, Inc and President of Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of the company. He has served as Vice President of Sypris since July 2008, and as President of its subsidiary, Sypris Electronics, since March 2008. Mr. Walsh served as Corporate Executive Vice President of Strategy, Technology and Development for Ducommun Incorporated, a provider of aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing services, and as President of Ducommun Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ducommun Incorporated, from March 2004 to March 2008. From May 1999 through March 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Special Devices, Inc., a provider of engineered energetic devices for the Automotive, Defense & Aerospace, and Mining & Blasting industries. Mr. Walsh holds a BS degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, an Executive MBA from St. Joseph’s University and patents for aerospace, automotive and commercial mining and blasting applications. |
R. Scott Gill |
Mr. R. Scott Gill serves as Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since 1983. Mr. Gill served as Managing Broker for Baird & Warner, a residential real estate brokerage firm, from June 2007 to October 2011. From June 2005 to June 2007, he served as a Managing Member of Astor & Longwood, LLC, a real estate development and investment company. Mr. Gill served as a Managing Broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage from 2003 to 2005 and as a Managing Broker and Associate with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, a residential real estate firm from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Gill served as Senior Vice President and Secretary of Sypris from 1997 to 1998, and as Vice President and Secretary of its predecessor from 1983 to 1998. |
Robert Lentz |
Mr. Robert F. Lentz has been appointed as Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., effective July 11, 2012. From October 2009 to the present, Mr. Lentz has served as President of Cyber Security Strategies, LLC, a global cyber security consulting company. From November 2007 to October 2009, Mr. Lentz served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance in the Department of Defense (“DoD”). From November 2000 to October 2009, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the DoD. Among his many other responsibilities, Mr. Lentz served as the Chairman of the National Space INFOSEC Steering Council, principal DoD member of the Presidential Sub-Committee on National Security Systems, leader of the DoD IA Steering Council, and the IA Domain Owner of the Global Information Grid Enterprise Information Environment Mission Area. In his capacity as the Chief Information Security Officer, Mr. Lentz was a member of the DoD CIO Executive Council. He also served as the DoD liaison to several private sector boards, including the Center for Internet Security Strategic Advisory Council, the Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures Senior Advisory Council, the International Cyber Center Advisory Board and SAFEcode. Mr. Lentz began his career with the National Security Agency in 1975. Mr. Lentz is a graduate of the National Senior Cryptologic Course, the Federal Executive Institute, the Harvard Business School in Strategy Planning and the Resource Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School. He earned a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in History and Social Science from Saint Mary's College of Maryland and a Master's Degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. |
John Brinkley |
Mr. John F. Brinkley serves as Independent Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since April 26, 2005. Mr. Brinkley retired as General Manager, North American Automotive Operations Export Sales for Ford Motor Company in 1995 after a 33 year career with Ford. He also served in a variety of responsible management positions with Ford in Europe, including Vice President of Marketing, Director of Southern Europe Sales Operations and Director of Truck Operations. Mr. Brinkley is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Lead Independent Director. |
William Ferko |
Mr. William G. Ferko serves as Independent Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since January 1, 2005. Mr. Ferko has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer for Republic Bank & Trust Company since April 2009. From January 2008 through January 2009, Mr. Ferko served as Chief Financial Officer for Philips BU Professional Luminaires North America, a manufacturer of lighting fixtures and controls. From 1998 through January 2008, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genlyte Group Incorporated, the predecessor to Philips BU Professional Luminaires North America. Prior to 1998, he served in several finance positions for Tenneco Inc., including its automotive and packaging divisions and as Chief Financial Officer for Monroe Auto Equipment Company and Goss Graphic Systems. Mr. Ferko is Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. |
William Healey |
Mr. William L. Healey serves as Independent Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since September 1997. Mr. Healey currently serves as a private investor and business consultant. From 2002 to 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cal Quality Electronics, an electronics manufacturing company. Mr. Healey served as a private investor and consultant from 1999 to 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board of Smartflex Systems, an electronics manufacturing company, from 1996 to 1999 and as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 1999. Prior to 1989, Mr. Healey served in a number of senior executive positions with Silicon Systems, including Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. Healey also serves as a director of Microsemi Corporation and Pro-Dex Inc. |
Sidney Petersen |
Mr. Sidney R. Petersen serves as Independent Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc. He has served as a director of Sypris since 1997 and of Sypris Electronics from 1994 until its merger with Sypris in 1998. Mr. Petersen retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Getty Oil in 1984, where he served in a variety of increasingly responsible management positions since 1955. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. |
Robert Sroka |
Mr. Robert Sroka serves as Independent Director of Sypris Solutions, Inc., since September 1997. Mr. Sroka has served as Principal of Rockland Advisory Group, an investment banking firm since May 2010, and served as Managing Director of Corporate Solutions Group, LLC, an investment banking firm, from December 2003 until May 2010. Mr. Sroka also served as Managing Partner of Lighthouse Partners, a private investment and business consulting company from 1998 to 2005. From June 2007 until his resignation in August 2009, Mr. Sroka was a director of North Shore Acquisition Corp., a blank check company. From November 2004 until February 2007, Mr. Sroka was a Vice President of Ardent Acquisition Company, a blank check company that merged with Avantair, Inc. Mr. Sroka served as Managing Director of Investment Banking-Mergers and Acquisitions, for J.P. Morgan from 1994 to 1998. Prior to 1994, Mr. Sroka served in a variety of senior executive positions with J.P. Morgan, including Vice President-Investment Banking and Vice President-Corporate Finance. He also has served as a director of Stampede Meats, Inc., a supplier of processed meat products, since 2008. He served as a director of North American Insurance Leaders, Inc., a blank check company that was liquidated in May 2008, and as non-executive chairman of the board of Avado Brands, Inc., an operator of restaurants, from November 2003 until May 2005. On February 4, 2004, Avado Brands, Inc. filed a voluntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws, from which it emerged in May 2005. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Compensation Committee. |
Lynn Boon |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Robert Gill |
291,867 |
Jeffrey Gill |
1,209,940 |
Brian Lutes |
504,942 |
Richard Davis |
448,565 |
John McGeeney |
552,164 |
Anthony Allen |
-- |
Paul Larochelle |
-- |
John Walsh |
540,869 |
R. Scott Gill |
-- |
Robert Lentz |
-- |
John Brinkley |
-- |
William Ferko |
-- |
William Healey |
-- |
Sidney Petersen |
-- |
Robert Sroka |
-- |
Lynn Boon |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Robert Gill |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Gill |
230,000 | 491,600 |
Brian Lutes |
0 | 0 |
Richard Davis |
204,325 | 275,932 |
John McGeeney |
100,000 | 0 |
Anthony Allen |
0 | 0 |
Paul Larochelle |
0 | 0 |
John Walsh |
0 | 0 |
R. Scott Gill |
100,000 | 0 |
Robert Lentz |
0 | 0 |
John Brinkley |
0 | 0 |
William Ferko |
0 | 0 |
William Healey |
0 | 0 |
Sidney Petersen |
0 | 0 |
Robert Sroka |
0 | 0 |
Lynn Boon |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
GILL JEFFREY T |
51,712 | $3.27 |
GILL JEFFREY T |
100,000 | $0.82 |
BRINKLEY JOHN F |
6,000 | $0.00 |
WALSH JOHN JAMES |
25,000 | $0.00 |
LUTES BRIAN A |
25,000 | $0.00 |
MCGEENEY JOHN R |
25,000 | $0.00 |
SROKA ROBERT |
6,000 | $0.00 |
HEALEY WILLIAM L |
6,000 | $0.00 |
FERKO WILLIAM G |
6,000 | $0.00 |
ALLEN ANTHONY C |
20,000 | $0.00 |
GILL R SCOTT |
6,000 | $0.00 |
ECKERT REBECCA R |
6,000 | $0.00 |
LAROCHELLE PAUL G |
25,000 | $0.00 |
LENTZ ROBERT F |
6,000 | $0.00 |
DAVIS RICHARD L |
20,000 | $0.00 |
PETERSEN SIDNEY R |
6,000 | $0.00 |
WALSH JOHN JAMES |
2,708 | $4.18 |
MCGEENEY JOHN R |
1,226 | $4.29 |
WALSH JOHN JAMES |
7,250 | $4.29 |
ECKERT REBECCA R |
2,451 | $4.29 |
LAROCHELLE PAUL G |
9,193 | $4.29 |
DAVIS RICHARD L |
7,650 | $4.29 |
LUTES BRIAN A |
9,166 | $4.29 |
MCGEENEY JOHN R |
9,345 | $4.29 |
ALLEN ANTHONY C |
1,022 | $4.29 |

