The SMTA is pleased to announce its election results for the Global Board of Directors for the term beginning October 19, 2025. Elizabeth Benedetto, HP Inc.; Pratish Patel, Electronic Interconnect; and Sutharshan Suppiramaniam, SMT Elite Corporation, have been newly elected to the Board of Directors for the term 2025-2028.
Those remaining on the SMTA Global Board of Directors include: President, Greg Vance, Rockwell Automation; and Directors: Mumtaz Bora, pSemi; Priyanka Dobriyal, Ph.D., Lightmatter; Maurice Dore, Valeo; Jason Keeping, P.Eng., Celestica, Inc.; Adam Klett, Ph.D., KYZEN Corporation; Mike Konrad, Aqueous Technologies; Tom Rovere, Lockheed Martin; and Kirk Van Dreel, Plexus Corp.
The SMTA will bid a fond farewell to departing board members, Robert Boguski, Datest; Ravi Parthasarathy, M.S.Ch.E, ZESTRON Corporation, and Julie Silk, Keysight Technologies. As their time on the Board draws to a close, the SMTA expresses its sincerest gratitude for their continued service and dedication to the association and industry.
For more information on the election results, contact Executive Director Tanya Martin: tanya@smta.org or +1-952-920-7682.
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SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in Electronics Manufacturing (EM), including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.
