Meet the Leadership Team that Guides 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 Master’s degree 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).

Most recently Dan served as the Senior Vice President of Global Operations for II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials, optoelectronic components and optical systems. Prior to II-VI, she worked for TE Connectivity in various leadership roles, including Senior Director of Global Direct Material, Senior Director of Asia Pacific Operations, Senior Director of Americas Operations, and her last role as the Vice President of Global Operations for TE Broadband Networks Division. Early in Dan’s career she founded a start-up company manufacturing and selling network connectivity products globally. She has built a strong understanding across multiple industries including Telecom, Datacom, Industrial, Automotive, Medical, Aerospace, and Defense.

Her areas of expertise include Global Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, Global Quality, Global EH&S, P&L Management, Acquisition Diligence and Integration, New Product Introduction, Sales and Operations Planning, Global Team Management, Change Management and Cross Functional Strategic Planning.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Trade from Xiamen University in China, Master of Business Administration degree from New York Institute of Technology, and Master of Law degree in Corporate Law from the University of Pittsburgh.

Prior to joining Boyd, Michael was Chief Executive Officer for Dialight, a leading industrial LED lighting manufacturer based in New Jersey; President of Laird’s Performance Materials Division based in London and Hong Kong; Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for GE Advanced Materials / Momentive; and held earlier career positions at Halma, Porex and W.L. Gore.

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

David joined Boyd in 2017 through its acquisition of Aavid Thermalloy, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of its Telecom and Consumer business division.

His areas of expertise include P&L management, private-equity-sponsored company leadership, product development, engineering management, global multi-national account penetration and management, contract negotiation, global manufacturing and supply chain management, and cross-functional team leading. Through extensive experience in the global telecom thermal market, David developed a strong understanding of semiconductor development, telecommunications, process engineering, and lean manufacturing.

David holds a Master of Business from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science in Materials Management from Hefei Institute of Technology in China.

With more than 20 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 business and legal strategy, global talent management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, intellectual property, international law, contracts, litigation 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.

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. Flavio’s organization supported all market segments within Flex, including Communication and Enterprise Computing, Industrial, Medical, Automotive, Power, Lifestyle Solutions, and Consumer.

Throughout his career, Flavio implemented and managed many manufacturing technologies, greenfield expansions and launched several new product introduction capabilities. 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.

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.

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 $9.5Bn 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 a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University, where he served on the Board of Trustees and remains actively involved.

Prior to joining Boyd, Dr. Kettler was the Corporate CTO at Flex where he focused on developing consistent development strategies across the varied business units. In addition to the CTO role, he led teams focused on strategic silicon supplier relationships, 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 Chief Technology Officer. 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 and Technology Management for Autonomous Vehicle, Cloud, Consumer, Enterprise and 5G Markets, Outbound Market Messaging, P&L Management, M&A, Strategic Supply Chain Relationships, Manufacturing Technology, and Transformational Leadership.

Dr. Kettler serves on the electrical engineering advisory council at Carnegie Mellon University and engineering advisory council at Lehigh University. In addition, he serves on several non-profit advisory boards focused on the music industry.

Kevin received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

With a 30+ year career in thermal management and electronics cooling, Jerry has creatively and pragmatically pioneered the development of new technologies and successfully moved those next generation solutions into the market. Jerry has sixteen US patents in the areas of heat pipes and electronics cooling.

His areas of technical expertise include design of thermal management solutions, with an emphasis on heat pipes, vapor chambers and advanced materials. Combining these technical capabilities with strong management and P&L skills, he has demonstrated the ability to effectively direct leading-edge technical organizations, leading them to cost effectively and efficiently apply advanced solutions to commercial applications, creating value added products for customers.

Jerry has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University. Prior to assuming this role Jerry was the President and CEO of Thermacore, Inc.

Amie 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 integration for more than twenty Boyd mergers and acquisitions.

Her areas of expertise include 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.

Jack’s corporate finance experience spans 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.

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, thirteen 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).