Confidex Strengthens Its Board Of Directors
Confidex, a fast growing company with unique expertise in RFID design, manufacturing and engineering, recently announced three new appointments to its Board of Directors to strengthen and enhance the company position and its growth strategy.
Mr. Reijo Mäihäniemi has been appointed Chairman of the Board. Mr. Mäihäniemi is President and CEO of Efore Oyj, a publicly listed power products company. Before joining Efore, Mäihäniemi worked as Managing Director of Olivetti Finland and Fiskars Power Systems. During his career he has also had top executive positions at Tellabs, Teleste and Nokia Telecommunications, building global businesses in over 100 countries. Mäihäniemi lives in Helsinki, Finland.
Mr. Linwood Lacy has been appointed a Director. Mr. Lacy has had an impressive career in distribution that spans nearly 25 years. From 1985 to 1996 he was CEO of Ingram Micro and its predecessor company, Micro D Inc. He also served as President and then CEO of Ingram Industries from 1993 to 1996. Lacy was President and CEO of Micro Warehouse (1996 -1997) and Chairman of 4SURE.com (1998-2001), which was acquired by Office Depot in 2001. Prior to Micro D, Lacy held executive positions with Best Products and Zale Corporation's Catalogue Showroom Division. Lacy, who spearheaded Ingram Micro's skyrocketing growth from $100 million to $12 billion in revenues as chief executive of the company, was inducted into the CRN Computer Museum Industry Hall of Fame in 1997. He now spends his time as a private investor and serves on several boards including Ingram Industries, NETGEAR and Global MailExpress (for which he is Chairman) and lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Mr. Christer Forsström has been appointed a Director. Mr. Forsström has been building international businesses, both by organic growth and acquisitions. He has a long track record in branding, brand positioning and market segmentation and he has been restructuring larger companies with a view to lower overall costs of operations and verification of the business concept. A major part of Forsström's business career was spent at Electrolux Group where he served as CEO and Global EVP for more than 15 years. After Electrolux, Forsström was Managing Director of the biggest private TV station in Scandinavia, TV 4 in Sweden. Forsström has been a business consultant and a member of several boards since 1999. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
In addition to the three new appointments, the Confidex Board of Directors includes Robert Mullins, Partner at Logispring, Ari Siponmaa, Managing Partner at Aura Capital, Kaj Westerberg, Managing Partner at Essa Invest and Timo Lindström, CEO of Confidex.
"We are proud to have this team of senior executives on our board. Their combined knowledge of operations, distribution, financing and marketing is a great asset for a fast growing technology company," says Timo Lindström, CEO of Confidex.
About Confidex
Confidex, headquartered in Tampere, Finland, is a fast growing company with unique expertise in RFID design, manufacturing and system engineering. With offices in Europe, North America and China, Confidex provides high-performing, industry-standard RFID tags for demanding applications in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, Petrochemical and Retail Logistics industries; ensuring consistent quality, performance, and reliability at the lowest possible cost. The company's highly experienced team has enabled Confidex to quickly become the trusted partner for major vendors and end-users in the RFID industry.
Confidex's core competencies and experience span HF (high frequency) and UHF (ultra high frequency) antenna design, tag manufacturing, and advanced tag conversion and encapsulation.
For more information, visit www.confidex.net.
SOURCE: Confidex