MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) today announced that it has expanded its Board of Directors from eight to nine directors and that Kathleen Iverson and Paul R. Zeller have joined its Board to fill the two vacant seats. Ms. Iverson will also initially serve on the nominating and governance committee of the Board, while Mr. Zeller will initially serve on the audit committee.
Richard A. Proulx has resigned from MOCON's Board of Directors effective July 1, 2014 leaving a vacant seat. Mr. Proulx's resignation was not the result of any disagreement between MOCON and him on any matter relating to MOCON's operations, policies or practices.
Ms. Iverson currently serves on the board of directors of Speed Commerce, Inc., a provider of flexible end-to-end E-commerce services to retailers and manufacturers. Ms. Iverson previously served as a director of CyberOptics Corporation, a manufacturer of optical process control sensors and measurement and inspection systems used in the electronics assembly equipment market and in the semiconductor industry, from May 1998 through January 2014, and was Chairman of the Board from August 2009 until her departure from that board. Ms. Iverson served as the President and CEO of CyberOptics from January 2003 until her retirement from that company in January 2014.
Mr. Zeller will become the CFO of NatureWorks LLC on August 4, 2014. NatureWorks is a joint venture of Cargill and PTT Global Chemical. Prior to transitioning to NatureWorks, Mr. Zeller has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Imation Corp., a position he has held since May 2009. Mr. Zeller was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Imation from August 2004 to May 2009 and has been with Imation Corp since Imation Corp's spin-off from 3M Company in 1986. He held the position of Corporate Controller from May 1998 to August 2004. Prior to joining Imation, Mr. Zeller held several accounting management positions with 3M Company.
"We are pleased to welcome these two experienced executives to our Board of Directors. Each brings a set of skills which we feel fit well with our current business and our future needs, including public company financial expertise, and experience with high technology manufacturing. We look forward to the contribution these two qualified individuals will make to MOCON's growth and success," said Robert L. Demorest, MOCON's Chairman and CEO.
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