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BENTEK MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

 

BOB PUETTE - Chairman
Bob began his career as manager of Hewlett Packard's Personal Computer Division and later served as president of the Apple U.S.A. Division of Apple Computers. He was also chairman and CEO of Netframe Systems and CEO of Centigram Communications. Bob has served on several public and private company boards, including Cisco Systems and Quality Semiconductor and is a graduate of Stanford University and Northwestern University.

KEVIN KEENLEY – Managing Principal, Fundamental Capital
Kevin is the managing principal of Fundamental Capital, a private equity firm that provides capital and strategic talent to its portfolio investments. Kevin's private equity experience includes roles with Questor Partners and Heller Investments, focusing primarily on transactions for businesses that require strategic and operating assistance. He led the acquisition of companies such as Schwinn Cycling & Fitness and also served as interim CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee. Kevin's efforts with Schwinn were recognized in 1999, when he was named Outstanding Young Turnaround Manager by Turnarounds and Workouts magazine. Early in his career, Kevin held roles in the Corporate Finance Group of Heller Financial and Arthur Andersen & Co. Prior to forming Fundamental Capital, he was a board member and CFO of Qiva Holdings, Inc., an enterprise software company serving the supply chain execution market. Kevin received his Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University 's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

MITCHELL SCHOCH – President and CEO
Mitch joined Bentek in 2007 with over 25 years of sales, marketing and general management experience across a wide range of global customers and industries, including consumer, industrial, utility, automotive, aerospace and defense. Most recently, Mitch was Vice President of Sales and Business Development of Home Communications for Elcoteq, a leading global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company with original design manufacturing (ODM) capabilities. Prior to this, he worked for Solectron as Vice President of Americas Sales and Account Management. Mitch holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

MICHAL HOPPNER – Vice President of Finance
Prior to joining Bentek, Michal served as a the division controller of Sanmina-SCI’s New Product Introduction and Global Technology Divisions. He has also held senior finance and operations positions at The JPM Company, an international manufacturer of equipment for the computer, networking and telecommunications industries. Previously, Michal was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he provided consulting and financial advisory services to multinational corporations and financial institutions. Michal holds a Masters in Economics from Victoria University of Manchester, a Masters in International Business from the University of Economics in Prague, and an MBA with Distinction from the University of Brussels

JAMES PEPLINSKI – Chief Technical Officer
Jim found Peplinski Electronics, a company focused on innovative electrical and mechanical design, before joining Bentek. Under his lead, the company grew from $3 million to $15 million in just two years. Jim began his career with Applied Materials and later worked with Genus, Inc. designing circuitry and assemblies for all aspects of semiconductor processing cluster tools. Jim earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Columbus DeVry.