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Bentek Management Team

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, Chief Financial Officer

Prior to joining Bentek, Michal served as the division controller of Sanmina-SCI, 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 founded 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.

Robert Bennett, Vice President of Operations

Rob joined Bentek in 2008 with over 20 years of experience in key leadership positions including Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing at best-in-class enterprises. Past positions include VP of Sales in EMS, Director of Materials in Network Storage, Marketing Director in a leading software company, and General Manager of an International audio duplication and service company. Rob started his education with SFSU in business administration, continued his professional development with Stanford University.