About PECO II
Board of Directors
John G. Heindel
Chairman, President and CEO
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.
James L. Green
Director
James L. Green has more than 50 years of experience in the communications industry and has worked as a management consultant in the international communications industry. Mr. Green most recently served as chairman of the board between June 2005 and May 2006. Mr. Green is one of PECO II's founders and has been a director since 1988.
Mr. Green served as president and chief executive officer of PECO II in April 2003 to July 2005. Previously, he had served as chairman of the Board of Directors from the company's founding in 1988 until July 2001 and, at various times, as president and chief executive officer.
From 1953 to 1983, Mr. Green served in various capacities with the Power Equipment Company, North Electric Company and ITT, the predecessor businesses of PECO II, Inc. From 1983 to 1985, he was president and chief executive officer of NovAtel Communications, Ltd. in Calgary, Canada. He earned his bachelor of electrical engineering from the University of Illinois.
E. Richard Hottenroth
Director
E. Richard Hottenroth has been a director since 1997. Since 1961, Mr. Hottenroth has been a member of the firm Hottenroth, Garverick, Tilson & Garverick, Co., L.P.A., which provides legal services to PECO II.
Mr. Hottenroth earned his bachelor of business administration degree from Capital University and his law degree from the Ohio State University of Law.
Gerard B. Moersdorf, Jr
Director
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.
R. Louis Schneeberger
Director
R. Louis Schneeberger, a director since 2003, is a certified public accountant, experienced startup technology and public-company executive with a background in public accounting and as a strategist, turnaround specialist and business advisor.
Mr. Schneeberger, CFO for OMGroup, has vast experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, managing and financing growth, public offerings, human resources and the development of information systems. He has been involved in approximately 150 acquisitions, 30 sales, 15 public offerings and 20 private companies as an advisory board member or consultant.
Since the late 1990s, Mr. Schneeberger has been involved in numerous start-up companies and has provided financial, capital raising and strategic services for enterprises involved in telephony, flexible plastic liquid crystal display technology and Internet-facilitated commerce. Previously, he was CFO, partner and a Director of Olympic Steel, Inc. and Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee of Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company. Mr. Schneeberger began his career with Arthur Andersen LLP after earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Kent State University.
Matthew P. Smith
Director
Matthew P. Smith has been a director since 1994. Mr. Smith served as Chairman of the Board from June 2001 to June 2005. Mr. Smith has played an active role in the development and implementation of PECO II's strategies throughout his tenure with the company, having served as CEO from 1998 to June 2002 and previously as President; Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Vice President; Secretary and Treasurer; and Treasurer.
Before joining PECO II, Mr. Smith spent a total of 13 years as Executive Vice President of Engineering of Valentic International Corp. and as a plant engineer with Galion Amco Inc. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Ashland University.
Professionally, Mr. Smith is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Independent Electrical Contractors' Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Manufacturers' Association. Within the community, he is a member of the Galion Chamber of Commerce, Galion Area Betterment Association, Galion Kiwanis, Galion Area United Way and BSA Heart of Ohio Council.
Tom Thomsen
Director
Tom Thomsen, a director since 2003, is a veteran of more than 45 years in the telecommunications industry. His career includes 32 years with Western Electric/AT&T, where he held responsibilities for manufacturing, services, marketing, sales and administration at the senior executive level. As head of staff for the president in the pre-divestiture AT&T General Departments, Mr. Thomsen had a primary role in the planning for the divestiture of the Bell local exchange companies. After retiring from AT&T in 1990, he became Chairman of the Board and CEO of Lithium Technology Corp., a publicly held development stage company.
Mr. Thomsen serves on the boards of EFJ Inc., the Telecom Pioneers Foundation and the University of Nebraska Technology Park. Previously, he served on the boards of Western Electric, Sandia Corp, Olivetti Inc., AT&T Credit Corp., RPI and Lithium Technology Corp. He holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and earned a Master of Science from the MIT Sloan School.
Albert Chang
Director
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, 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.
Richard Orchard
Director
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.