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SMTA Welcomes New Board Members

Jul 23, 2017

The SMTA is pleased to announce its election results for the Board of Directors for the term beginning during SMTA International (September 17 - 21, 2017). Bill Capen, DRS Technologies, and Greg Vance, Rockwell Automation, were elected to the Strategic Planning Committee. Debbie Carboni, KYZEN Corporation, was re-elected as VP Expos.

Those remaining on the SMTA Board of Directors include: President, Jeff Kennedy, Celestica, Inc.; Treasurer, Robert Kinyanjui, Ph.D., John Deere Electronic Solutions, Inc.; Secretary, Richard Henrick, Sanmina Corporation; VP Communications, Sal Sparacino, ZESTRON Americas; VP Membership, Eileen Hibbler, TEK Products; Strategic Development Committee members include chairperson Matt Kelly, P.Eng., MBA, IBM Corporation; Martin Anselm, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Coyle, Ph.D., Nokia; and Tim Jensen, Indium Corporation.

The SMTA will bid a fond farewell to departing VP Tech Programs, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel Corporation, and Strategic Development Board Member, Scott Priore, Cisco Systems, Inc. They are congratulated for a job well done and given thanks for the years of dedication to the SMTA.

The official transition will occur at the next SMTA Board of Directors meeting scheduled for September 17, 2017 at SMTA International in Rosemont, Illinois.


The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.

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