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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Massachusetts based CFO’ operating in the Manufacturing space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sean Quinn
SVP, Chief Financial Officer of Cimpress
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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.
Joel Jeselsohn
CFO of Relayr
Joel Jeselsohn joined relayr in May 2019 as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the board. With over 20 years of experience, holding financial and business leadership positions across the healthcare and software industries, Joel now oversees the finance and legal functions at relayr. Leveraging his extensive experience leading strategic planning for companies, he is a valuable advisor. Joel firmly believes that in today’s connected world, IoT can improve business outcomes. What excites him in the IoT industry is the tremendous impact of digitalization on real-life business cases. In his free time, Joel enjoys outdoor activities – skiing and hiking with his family.
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About Relayr: Relayr enables device manufacturers, app developers, and software companies to leverage the power of the internet of things.
Bob Halliday
VP & General Manager, interim CFO of Applied Materials
Bob Halliday was named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Applied Materials, Inc. in February 2013. He previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates prior to Applied’s acquisition of the company in November 2011. During his tenure, Varian achieved record financial and stock performance and he was named a top CFO by Institutional Investor magazine. Since the acquisition of Varian, Mr. Halliday served as general manager of the implant business unit within Applied’s Silicon Systems Group. He previously worked at Ionics, Inc., a manufacturer of water treatment capital equipment, where he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Mr. Halliday earned master of business administration and bachelor of science degrees from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has been a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Applied Materials, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Kevin A. Messerle
Chief Financial Officer of York Space Systems
Kevin joined Summit Partners in 2015. He is a member of Summit Partners Credit Advisors, the credit affiliate of Summit Partners which addresses the borrowing needs of small and large companies. Kevin has extensive experience in leveraged finance. He currently leads the firm’s origination activities in energy, transportation, and automotive. Prior to Summit, Kevin worked for Regiment Capital, where he was responsible for credit investments across several sectors including energy and metals/mining. Previously, he worked for Davidson Kempner Capital Management as a senior distressed debt analyst covering a variety of sectors. Kevin holds a BS in mechanical engineering, with distinction, from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
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About Summit Partners, York Space Systems: York Space Systems is a designer and manufacturer of spacecraft bus platforms.
Bryan Poist
Chief Financial Officer of Affordable Interior Systems
Bryan joined AIS in the Spring of 2001. Prior to joining AIS, Bryan was CFO for a furniture manufacturer, managing all aspects of the financial dealings for the $35M company from 1995-2001. He also was responsible for initiatives to streamline production processes and implemented cost controls throughout the organization. Previously Bryan had 15 years of experience at the CFO level in real estate and travel management.
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About Affordable Interior Systems: Affordable Interior Systems Office furniture can be fun and we’re here to prove it.
Karl Johnsen
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology
Karl Johnsen joined AspenTech in 2013 and serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to becoming CFO, Johnsen served as Vice President, Corporate Controller bringing over twenty years of financial management and leadership experience to the company. Prior to AspenTech, Johnsen served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer for Avid Technology, a leading provider of digital media content-creation products and solutions for audio, film, video, and broadcast professionals. He has also held Finance leadership roles at a variety of public and private technology and software companies including Fusion Storm, a global value added reseller of technology products and provider of professional and cloud services; GlassHouse Technologies, Inc., a global provider of data center consulting, integration and managed services; Art Technology Group, a software provider of integrated Internet-based commerce applications; and ClickTactics, Inc., a software developer of a web-based direct marketing automation solutions. Johnsen is also a CPA and started his career at Arthur Andersen, LLP. Johnsen holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Bentley University and an MBA from Babson College.
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About Aspen Technology: Aspen Technology develops and supplies integrated software and services to optimize business processes.
Yuval Marcus
Chief Financial Officer of Tulip Interfaces
Yuval Marcus is catalyzing digital manufacturing at Tulip Interfaces. Prior to that, he was vice president for BMO Capital Markets and a senor associate at JVP. Yuval bears a masters degree in business administration and computer science.
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About Tulip Interfaces: Tulip is empowering companies to digitally transform their operations its connected, IIoT-native, no-code frontline operations platform.
Richard Sneider
Chief Financial Officer of Kopin
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About Kopin: Kopin Corporation’s voice-activated, wireless, hands-free Golden-i mobile computing headsets, power-efficient, ultra-small liquid
Francis J. O’Brien
CFO of THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY
Mr. Francis J. O’Brien, CPA, is a Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of LS Starrett Company. Previously he served as Chief Financial Officer at Delta Education, LLC, an elementary school education company, from 2005 to 2009. Prior to Delta Education, he was Chief Financial Officer at StockerYale Corporation, a publicly traded technology company, from 2001 to 2004 and Director of Finance and Business Development at Analogic Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of medical and security systems, from 1998 to 2000. Mr. O’Brien served as Corporate Vice President of Finance & Administration for Addison Wesley, a global education company, from 1982 to 1997 and as Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand, an international public accounting firm, from 1976 to 1982. Mr. O’Brien holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Suffolk University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY: The L.S. Starrett Company, founded in 1880, manufactures more than 5,000 variations of Precision Tools, Gages, Measuring Instruments
Lindon Robertson
EVP and CFO of Brooks Automation
Mr. Robertson joined Brooks on October 1, 2013 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robertson is responsible for leading and managing Brooks’ global financial strategy including establishing long range financial planning and policies while maintaining positive relationships with their shareholders and the financial community. Prior to joining Brooks, Mr. Robertson was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graftech International, a $1.3 billion global provider of carbon and graphite products for industrial applications. Prior to Graftech International, he worked for the IBM Corporation for over 25 years in various senior financial management roles, including CFO of IBM’s global hardware business and CFO of IBM’s Japan and China operations. Mr. Robertson holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Texas, Austin. He also holds a CPA license from the state of North Carolina.
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About Brooks Automation: Brooks Automation provides automation, vacuum, and instrumentation solutions to the worldwide semiconductor manufacturing industry.
Ruben Klein
Chief Financial Officer of Comark
Ruben Klein is the Chief Financial Officer for Comark, responsible for Finance, Human Resources and other administrative functions for the Company. Before joining Comark, Ruben was the CFO for United Pipe & Steel, a national distributor of pipe to the plumbing industry, where he was instrumental in selling a family-owned business to a private equity firm. Ruben’s background also includes a successful 20 year career in corporate banking. He has a BA from University of Connecticut and Masters in Accounting from Bentley University.
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About Comark: Comark designs and manufactures high-performance, ruggedized computer and display solutions for mission critical automation.
Peter F. McAree
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of HeartWare International
Peter joined HeartWare in July 2012 as Chief Financial Officer with overall responsibility for the strategy and operations of the Company’s accounting and finance functions, as well as oversight of the Information Technology department. Peter has more than 25 years of financial management and public accounting experience, serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caliper Life Sciences prior to their acquisition by PerkinElmer in November 2011. Before that, Peter served as CFO of Zymark Corporation prior to the company’s merger with Caliper in 2003. Peter is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts, and holds a degree from Bentley University.
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About HeartWare International: HeartWare International develops and manufactures small implantable heart pumps or VAD for the treatment of advanced heart failure in US.
Kevin King
Chief Financial Officer of Garlock Printing & Converting
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About Garlock Printing & Converting: Garlock is a full service flexible packaging manufacturer with facilities located in Massachusetts and Nevada.
Kevin Brewer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Axcelis Technologies
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kevin J. Brewer plays a central role in driving operational efficiencies, improving financial performance, and increasing the Company’s pace of profitable growth. In addition to managing the Axcelis finance organization, Mr. Brewer also oversees manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and information technology at Axcelis. Until assuming the role of CFO, Mr. Brewer held the position of Executive Vice President, Global Operations. Prior to joining Axcelis in 1999, Mr. Brewer was Director of Operations, Business Jets, at Raytheon Aircraft Company. Brewer also held various management positions in operations and strategic planning in Raytheon Company’s Electronic Systems and Missile Systems groups. Brewer holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Southeastern Massachusetts University, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from New Hampshire College.
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About Axcelis Technologies: Axcelis Technologies is a provider of equipment and services to the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
Michael A. DiPoto
VP, CFO of kSARIA
Mike brings 17 years of financial and operational experience to kSARIA as a corporate, high technology financial executive. In his previous position as Chief Financial Officer at publicly held Data Translation, Inc., he led all financial, operational and administrative functions including human resources, investor relations and information technology. He helped set strategic direction, led and participated in raising $5 million in equity capital. Prior to joining Data Translation, Mike served as Corporate Controller for software start-up, NuMega Technologies, Inc. where he led the finance team through the sale of the company to Compuware. Mike has also held senior finance positions in the hardware/software industry including RVSI, Acuity Imaging, Inc. and Automatix, Inc. Mike has a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.
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About kSARIA: kSARIA develops, repairs, and supports fiber optic solutions for retrofitted weapon systems and commercial aircrafts.
Gary Lortie
Co-founder & CFO of SciAps
Gary Lortie is the CFO and Co-founder at SciAps Inc.
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About SciAps: SciAps offers field-hardened and portable analytical instruments that measures compounds, minerals, and elements.
Dan Sullivan
CFO of TruTouch Technologies
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About TruTouch Technologies: TruTouch Technologies manufactures noninvasive intoxication measurement systems that help measure a person’s alcohol concentration.
David Francisco
Chief Financial Officer of Organogenesis
David Francisco is the Chief Financial Officer at Organogenesis.
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About Organogenesis: Organogenesis Inc. is a regenerative medicine company.
Dave Sackett
CFO of ULVAC
Dave Sackett is the the CFO of ULVAC Technologies, Inc. ULVAC is a Japanese-owned, private company that manufactures and distributes semiconductor and vacuum technology equipment that supports MEMS and sensor manufacturing. He is an active member in the following groups: Financial Executives International (FEI), the CFO Leadership Council and Vistage. Dave reads and contributes to reports on future technology trends in his role at ULVAC and also manages the Information Technology function. His past talks have been on AI, Blockchain and other 4th Industrial Revolution technologies. He is a member of a national FEI committee to investigate finance and information technology applications called CFIT.
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About ULVAC: ULVAC provides ULVAC Solutions that diversely incorporates equipment, materials, analysis, and services for flat panel displays.
Todd Trapp
Chief Financial Officer of Watts Water Technologies
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About Watts Water Technologies: Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (Watts). is a provider of water quality, water conservation, water safety and water flow control products
Jim Perdikis
Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Diagnostic Imaging
Jim has been responsible for all accounting and finance functions for EDI since 2010. His experience in finance spans over 35 years. Even with the fancy title, you may also hear Jim answer our phones. He is a true team player and is fun to be around. When not in the office, you can be sure to find him at the nearest beach.
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About Eastern Diagnostic Imaging: EDI is remanufacturer of X-Ray equipment in the nation, as well as a premier provider of X-Ray service.
Jim Perdikis
Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Diagnostic Imaging
Jim has been responsible for all accounting and finance functions for EDI since 2010. His experience in finance spans over 35 years. Even with the fancy title, you may also hear Jim answer our phones. He is a true team player and is fun to be around. When not in the office, you can be sure to find him at the nearest beach.
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About Eastern Diagnostic Imaging: EDI is remanufacturer of X-Ray equipment in the nation, as well as a premier provider of X-Ray service.
