Extron's Management Team

Sandeep Duggal, Chief Executive Officer
	Sandeep Duggal has served as the CEO of Extron since 2000. As CEO, he is responsible for setting and executing company strategy, business development and overall company performance. Prior to joining Extron, Mr. Duggal held various operations and materials management positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc. He also worked in marketing at Intel Corp in Hillsboro, OR and as a strategy consultant at Monitor Company in Cambridge, MA. Mr. Duggal holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a graduate degree in Industrial Engineering/Engineering Management from Stanford University and a MBA (with distinction) from The Harvard Business School, Harvard University.

Curt Cooper, Vice President of Strategic Programs
	Curt Cooper brings over 30 years of manufacturing experience to Extron with a long track record of success within the EMS industry. His success in manufacturing comes from his broad base of experience, where he has held Vice President and Director level positions in Manufacturing, Program Management, Business Development and Operations. Mr. Cooper’s successes include the design and ramp of two high volume board assembly through box build facilities; growing a customer base by a factor of 5; reducing direct labor force through improved production planning; securing $150 million in new business; improving utilization through the implementation of KanBan, JIT, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, etc. Curt has been instrumental to the success of companies such as Comptronix, Pragmatech, NatSteel and Sanmina.

Kien Nguyen, Vice President of Customer Integration
	Kien Nguyen is the Vice President of Customer Integration at Extron and is responsible for integrating new customers into the operations of the company. Mr. Nguyen has an extensive background in printed circuit board assembly and ERP software. He has been with Extron since 1983, first as an electronics technician, then as production manager, warehouse manager and PCB Assembly Manager. Prior to Extron, Mr. Nguyen worked as an electronics technician at Larse Corp in Santa Clara, CA for five years.

Mark Lyell, Vice President of Business Development
	Mark Lyell joined Extron in 2009 to oversee sales and marketing and lead efforts on strategic initiatives within Extron. For the past 20 years, Mr. Lyell has held various executive positions in sales and marketing, program management and operations at companies such as Pragmatech, Sigmatron International and ACT Manufacturing. Mark has been published in numerous trade publications and is a frequent speaker at trade conferences. Mark also has several technology patents filed with the US Patent Office. He studied Business Administration at California State University, Hayward and Mechanical Engineering at Master’s Institute of Technology, Santa Clara.

Linda St Claire, Corporate Controller
	Linda St Claire has held the position of Controller since 2007. As Controller, Ms. St Claire’s responsibilities include all aspects of finance and accounting. She has twenty years of management experience more recently serving as Corporate Controller for Zyrel, Inc., a Multi-National contract manufacturer. In the past Ms. St Claire’s titles have included Director of Financial Services for Curnon Management, Inc. (formerly Kismetics Enterprises, Inc.) and Chief Financial Officer for Peripheral Computer Support, Inc. She also held the Corporate Controller position with Visioneer, Inc./Primax Electronics, Ltd. and Financial Controller for SCM Microsystems, Inc. Ms. St Claire received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics with a minor in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Dinesh Chatkara, Sr. Director of Quality and Operations
	Dinesh Chatkara is the Extron Executive responsible for Operations and Quality. He is an experienced executive with a proven track record in high-tech businesses. During the last 15 years, he has held executive positions in both Fortune 500 companies, as well as Venture Funded start-ups. Mr. Chatkara’s previous companies include Tandem/Compaq, MarketFusion, The Booton Group, STEP Communications and TS3 Technology. While with these companies his focus has been on Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and Test. Mr. Chatkara’s continued success is the result of a unique mixture of experience in global outsourcing and supplier management of CM’s and diverse commodities including PCBA’s, machined parts, sheet metal stamping and injection molding. Mr. Chatkara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology with a concentration on Electronics and Computer Technology from California State University, Chico.

Edward Nichols , Sr. Director of Customer Operations
	Ed Nichols assumed the role of Director, Customer Operations in 2009. Now as the Sr. Director of Customer Operations he manages Program and Product Management, Order Administration, Planning and Supply Chain and is a member of the executive team. Ed comes from the Semiconductor and Aerospace Industry and joined Extron in 2007 to manage customer operations for one of Extron’s high profile customers. He then took responsibility integrating the Knurr Product Line into Extron. Prior to joining Extron, Ed was the Sales Manager for ESA Electronics of Livermore, CA. Previously, as owner and operator of Maverick Systems located in Livermore, CA, Ed sold electronic goods overseas and provided engineering services on automation equipment to such companies as: SIEMENS, Motorola, ESA, National Semiconductor Micro Module Systems Détente and Philips Applied Technology. While running his own business, he worked for an INTO-Plane Fueling Service Company as the International Terminal Manager and HR Manager.