Meet the Leadership Team that Guides Boyd

Boyd’s success in innovating and manufacturing new and effective solutions for our customers is built on the effort of every individual within the Boyd family, but our leadership team enables the growth and performance of everyone at Boyd. Our leadership team is composed of talented and diverse individuals that bring a broad range of strengths and perspectives to the table. Boyd’s leadership team is focused on bringing their unique experiences to build a better organization that serves our customers in the highest capacity.

Learn more about Boyd’s leaders in their profile pages down below:

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Doug Britt

Executive Chairman

Doug Britt serves as Executive Chairman of Boyd, having previously served for six years as Chief Executive Officer, where he scaled the business and led the sale of Boyd Thermal to Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) in 2026.

Doug brings more than 30 years of experience leading global technology, manufacturing, and supply chain businesses. Prior to Boyd, he served as President of Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX), a global design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions provider with approximately 200,000 employees worldwide. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Future Electronics, Silicon Graphics, and Solectron. Doug currently serves on the boards of Helios Technologies (NYSE: HLIO) and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE: BHE).

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Doug has played a key role in numerous strategic acquisitions and value-creation transactions throughout his career, helping build and scale businesses that generated significant enterprise value. These include the $300 million acquisition and development of Nextracker (NASDAQ: NXT) and its subsequent separation from Flex Ltd. into an independent large-cap public company, as well as the growth of Boyd’s Thermal business into a global leader in liquid cooling technologies that enable AI infrastructure, culminating in its $9.5 billion sale to Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN). Both transactions unlocked significant value and positioned the organizations for accelerated growth.

Doug holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Chico, and has attended executive education programs in Europe, including the University of London.

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Dr. Kevin Kettler

President

Dr. Kevin Kettler is Boyd’s President. He has responsibility for the Marketing, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Commercial and Corporate Strategy teams for Boyd. He is responsible for management and growth of Boyd’s overall business.
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Prior to joining Boyd, Dr. Kettler was the Corporate CTO at Flex where he focused on developing consistent development strategies across Flex’s varied business units. In addition to the CTO role, he led teams focused on strategic silicon supplier relationships, software development, autonomous vehicle development, business strategy, marketing, and sales operations.

Dr. Kettler worked for 13 years at Dell, 8 of those years as Dell’s Corporate CTO. He was responsible for the design, development, and performance analysis of core architectures for Dell’s product portfolio. Prior to joining Dell, he worked at IBM, holding various positions supporting or developing personal computer systems. He also holds several patents on computer design.

His areas of expertise include Strategy, Product and Roadmap Development, Engineering Process, Intellectual Property Development and Management, Deep Market Insights, Technology Management, Outbound Market Messaging, P&L Management, M&A, Strategic Supply Chain Relationships, Manufacturing Technology, and Transformational Leadership. He has deep technical knowledge in Autonomous Vehicle, Cloud, Consumer, Enterprise, Medical, and 5G Markets.

Dr. Kettler received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University and a Master of Science and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Eric Struik

Chief Financial Officer

Eric Struik is Boyd’s Chief Financial Officer. Eric leads Boyd’s global finance, accounting, treasury, and information technology teams.
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Eric brings more than 25 years of global finance and accounting experience to Boyd. Prior to joining Boyd, Eric served as the Chief Financial Officer of Erickson Incorporated, a leading global provider of aviation services that operates, maintains, and manufactures utility aircraft. Prior to Erickson, he was the Vice President of Finance for Remy International, where he led Remy’s financial planning and analysis, treasury, M&A, and investor relations, as well as Remy’s NASDAQ listing in 2012. He has also served as Callaway Golf’s Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. Early in his career he developed a deep and varied background in managing financial operations for global manufacturing businesses having held positions with Visteon, Lear, and Chrysler.

His areas of expertise include Financial Planning and Strategy, Operations Finance, Global Manufacturing and Services Businesses, Treasury, Cash Management, Accounting, SEC Reporting, Investor Relations, Capital Markets Transactions, Acquisition Diligence, Financing and Integration, Divestitures, Financial Modeling and Valuation, Competitive Analysis, P&L Management, Restructuring and Turnarounds, Global Team Management, Private Equity, Process Improvement, Internal Controls and S-Ox Compliance.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Business Administration from Indiana University. He holds financial certifications including Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified in Financial Management (CFM), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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Jeremiah (“JJ”) Shives

Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Secretary

Jeremiah (“JJ”) Shives is Boyd’s Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary responsible for leading Boyd’s global Legal, Human Resources, Compliance and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) teams.

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With more than 25 years of broad multi-disciplinary experience with public and private companies of various scale, JJ brings a unique perspective to managing complex global legal and corporate matters. Before joining Boyd, JJ was the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for BorgWarner, Inc., a public Fortune 250 global automotive company. Prior to that, JJ lived and worked in Europe for 3 years as BorgWarner’s General Counsel – Europe and held roles of increasing responsibility in Legal, Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain across 16+ years with Remy International, Inc.

His areas of expertise include international business and legal strategy, global talent management, human resources organizational performance, change management, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial contracts and ESG.

JJ received a Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

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Sunny Kantha

Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer

Sunny Kantha is Boyd’s Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer, responsible for leading global M&A, strategy, and key strategic initiatives.
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Working closely with Boyd’s Commercial, R&D and Manufacturing teams, he is focused on identifying and executing strategic acquisition and partnership opportunities to accelerate Boyd’s growth, expand capabilities, and deepen leadership with customers across many end markets.

Prior to joining Boyd, Sunny served as the Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Quotient Technology (formerly Coupons.com), where he sourced, executed and integrated many successful acquisitions and key strategic partnerships, substantially growing Quotient’s revenue and addressable market over his 5+ year tenure. He was previously a VC & Growth Equity investor at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), a $15.5Bn Silicon Valley VC fund, where he was responsible for identifying and executing potential investments across SaaS/software, IT infrastructure and tech-enabled services. Prior to NVP, he was a clean energy-focused investor at MissionPoint Capital and, prior to that, an investment banker on the Global Industrials team at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Sunny holds a B.S. in Economics and B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University, where he previously served on the Board of Trustees and remains actively involved as a member of Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering Board of Visitors.

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Michael Sutsko

Chief Technology Officer

Michael Sutsko is Boyd’s Chief Technology Officer responsible for all aspects of Product Management, Engineering and Technology in the business, including strategy; product design and new product introduction; technical sales and application engineering; research and development; and manufacturing engineering jointly with Operations.

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Michael has over 35 years of experience in strategy development; driving new technology; high growth sales and business development; complex operations management; and mergers and acquisitions all with extensive global experience. Since joining Boyd in 2018, Michael has held diverse leadership roles within the company including Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, and President of the Engineered Materials Division. Prior to joining Boyd, Michael was CEO at Dialight, a leading industrial LED lighting manufacturer; President of Laird’s Performance Materials Division based in London and Hong Kong; and Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for GE Advanced Materials / Momentive. He has held earlier career positions at Halma, Porex and W.L. Gore.

Michael has a Master’s of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Widener University as well as a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has graduate education in competitive business strategies from both Harvard and Wharton business schools and holds several patents.

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Flavio Magalhaes

SVP Global Operations and Chief Integration Officer

Flavio Magalhaes is Boyd’s Chief Integration Officer. He is responsible for implementing segment expansion strategy and delivering financial results, customer satisfaction and employment engagement throughout all Engineered Material sites worldwide. He is also responsible for integrating Boyd’s future acquisition sites.
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Flavio has more than 25 years of global experience. Before Boyd, Flavio was part of the extended leadership team at Flex Ltd., a $25B global provider of design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. Most recently, Flavio served as Senior Vice-President of Operations for the Americas. He managed 15 facilities and 35,000 employees across North and South America.

He drives continuous operational improvements through lean principles, workforce empowerment, and the use of industry 4.0 concepts.

Flavio earned a mechanical engineering degree from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME, Brazil) and attended several technical and executive education programs at Berkeley, Stanford, and MIT.

His areas of expertise include Global Manufacturing, Lean/Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Footprint Transition Leadership, Acquisition Diligence and Integration, Organizational Management, Multiple Greenfield Implementations.

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Nikhil Sud

Chief Information Officer

Nikhil Sud is Boyd’s Chief Information Officer. Nikhil is responsible for driving Boyd’s corporate global information technology strategy and business process improvement initiatives, including implementing innovative IT systems and tools to streamline organization collaboration and improve effectiveness.

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Nikhil has over 30 years of Information Technology experience to Boyd. Prior to joining Boyd, Nikhil held several leadership and strategic roles including 8 years as Chief Information Officer for Remy International, a global Tier 1 automotive manufacturer. He has led several IT and business transformation programs across manufacturing and retail sectors. Early in his career, he served as a technology consultant across India and the United States.

His areas of expertise include information technology strategy implementation, M&A, leveraging technology to drive business process improvement, leading major business system programs, and driving cost efficiencies.

Nikhil received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai (VJTI) and an MBA from Anderson University in Indiana.

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Amie Jeffries

Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Amie Jeffries is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Boyd. Amie is responsible for global site sales, marketing, and commercial operations at Boyd including commercial and marketing strategy, enablement, performance, and accountability.
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Amie has over 20 years of industrial technology marketing experience. She joined Boyd in 2008, holding leadership positions with increasing responsibility during her tenure. She has refined Boyd’s value proposition and public image as it has evolved throughout the company’s continued transformative organic and inorganic growth. She has led marketing and brand management for more than twenty Boyd mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures with specialization in M&A integration and optimization. She created and executed Boyd’s award-winning data center liquid cooling system services strategy.

Her areas of expertise include commercial strategy, marketing strategy, service strategy, commercial operations, analytics and reporting, digital strategy, marketing communication, omni-channel lead generation and prospecting, brand management and integration, sales enablement, market and competitive intelligence, content strategy, M&A integration, global business development, contract management and negotiation, team leadership, corporate training and employee development, public speaking, budgeting and budget management, thought leadership positioning, technical writing, and creative design.

Amie earned her Bachelor of Science and MBA from California State University, Stanislaus in Marketing and studied Aeronautical and Industrial Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

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Jean Lee

Vice President of Sales

Jean Lee is Vice President of Sales at Boyd. In her current role, Jean leads global sales teams, systems, and processes critical to delivering customer experience excellence and driving sustainable, profitable growth.

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Jean has more than 28 years of experience in commercial leadership within manufacturing, including printing, precision die-cutting, and advanced engineered materials, with over 23 years at Boyd. Her areas of expertise span the Aerospace & Defense, Transportation, and Industrial markets, with a strong focus on aligning commercial strategy with customer needs, operational discipline, and long-term business objectives.

Throughout her tenure at Boyd, Jean has held a range of progressive roles, including Vice President of Sales Operations, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales, and Customer Service Manager.

Jean holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina, Upstate.

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Magnus Tedestedt

Vice President of Sales

Magnus Tedestedt is Vice President of Sales at Boyd. He is responsible for customer engagements across large customers and global commercial business segments, including Medical and Consumer segments.

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In his current role, Magnus leads customer engagement efforts across these global segments, supporting strategic growth and alignment with key customers worldwide. He has over 25 years of experience in strategy development, driving new technologies, high-growth sales and business development, product management, and mergers and acquisitions, all supported by extensive global experience. Magnus joined Boyd in 2013 through the acquisition of the Brady Precision Materials Division. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Goutham Kirikera

Vice President of Sales

Goutham Kirikera is Vice President of Sales at Boyd. He leads the global Industrial and eMobility segments, overseeing global sales strategy, customer engagement, and revenue growth across these markets.

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In his current role, Goutham and his team engage closely with customers to understand their challenges and drive the development of next-generation technologies to address evolving customer needs. He has over 20 years of experience across engineering, marketing, product management, sales, and corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Goutham has also published more than 50 articles and has been granted two patents, reflecting his strong technical and innovation background. Goutham holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.

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Ryan McCarthy

Business Development Director

Ryan McCarthy is Director of Business Development for Boyd’s Data Center segment. In his role, Ryan leads customer engagements across AI, Hyperscale, NeoCloud, Compute, Power and Cooling infrastructure, and Semiconductor markets.

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Ryan has over 15 years of experience in global business development. His areas of expertise include strategic sales leadership, customer acquisition and revenue growth, deal architecture, complex stakeholder management, team building and development, and structured sales processes and methodologies. Ryan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Jen Wall

Vice President, Corporate Controller

Jen Wall is Vice President, Corporate Controller for Boyd. Jen is responsible for Boyd’s global accounting policies, procedures, and practices including month-end and annual accounting close and consolidation, financial reporting, internal controls, external audits, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) integration, acquisition accounting integration, M&A valuations, and purchase accounting.

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Jen brings to Boyd over 25 years of accounting experience. Prior to Boyd, Jen was the Vice President of Finance for Royal Robbins and previously the Corporate Controller for 5.11 Inc. She has held a variety of accounting roles with increasing responsibility at companies spanning the software, automotive, and apparel industries. Her diverse accounting experience includes ten years with publicly traded companies, seventeen years in private equity, and four years as an accounting auditor. Her areas of expertise include managing external global audits and compliance, financial reporting and consolidation, and acquisition diligence and integration. Jen earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).  
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Jack Monti

Vice President of Corporate Tax and Treasury

Jack Monti is Vice President of Corporate Tax and Treasury for Boyd. Jack leads Boyd’s treasury, tax, and risk management functions.

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Jack’s corporate finance experience spans over 20 years in technology, automotive, and financial service industries including ten years on Wall Street. He has led investor relations, executed complex acquisition integration and divestiture separation transactions, and managed twenty corporate development transactions. Prior to Boyd, Jack held key roles at Rogers Corporation, Delphi Automotive, UBS, and Lehman Brothers.

His areas of expertise include treasury, liquidity and cash management, risk management, hedging and insurance, capital structure, debt, tax and tax strategy, transfer pricing, capital markets, investor relations, corporate strategy and development, M&A, entity consolidation, FP&A, investment research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and valuation.

Jack earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration (BBA) from the University of Michigan, is a CFA Charterholder, and a member of the CFA Institute of New York.

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