Governance

Alain Monié formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro and was named Executive Chairman of the Company on January 1, 2022, a position he held until his retirement upon completion of Ingram Micro’s initial public offering in October 2024 and his simultaneous appointment as Non-executive Chairperson of the Board. Mr. Monié had served as Ingram Micro’s Chief Executive Officer since January 20, 2012 until January 1, 2022. He rejoined Ingram Micro as our President and Chief Operating Officer on November 1, 2011, after a year as Chief Executive Officer of APRIL Management Pte., a multinational industrial company based in Singapore. Prior to his role at APRIL Management Pte., Mr. Monié served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ingram Micro from 2007 to 2010 and initially joined Ingram Micro in February 2003 as Executive Vice President, and served in that role and as President of Ingram Micro Asia-Pacific from January 2004 to August 2007. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Mr. Monié spent more than two years as President of the Latin American Division of Honeywell International. He joined Honeywell through the corporation’s merger with Allied Signal Inc., where he built a 17-year career on three continents, progressing from a regional sales manager to head of Asia-Pacific operations from October 1997 to December 1999. Mr. Monié has been a member of the board of directors of The AES Corporation since July 2017 and was a member of the board of directors of Expeditor International of Washington, Inc. from May 2017 to May 2020 and Amazon.com, Inc. from November 2008 to May 2016. As a seasoned executive and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro, Mr. Monié brings in-depth knowledge of Ingram Micro’s business operations and strategy that is important to the board of directors’ oversight of strategy, succession planning, enterprise risk management, compensation and implementation of sound corporate governance practices for Ingram Micro. Mr. Monié earned a Master’s degree in business administration from the Institut Supérieur des Affaires, France (now part of the HEC Group). He received high honors in automation engineering studies at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) France.

Felicia Alvaro served as Chief Financial Officer, EVP and Treasurer for Ultimate Software from 2018 until her retirement in 2020, a period during which she oversaw the company’s transition in 2019 from a publicly traded company to a privately held company. Ms. Alvaro joined Ultimate Software as Vice President of Finance in 1998, shortly after the company’s initial public offering. During her 22-year tenure at Ultimate Software, she was responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, privacy, risk and compliance, financial planning, tax, treasury and financial systems teams. Previously, Ms. Alvaro spent 11 years in finance and accounting positions at Precision Response Corporation, Pueblo Xtra International and KPMG. She served as a director and as Audit Committee Chair of Cornerstone OnDemand, a publicly traded company at the time of her joining, from 2020 until it was acquired and taken private in 2021. She also served as a director and as Audit Committee Chair of ServiceMax, a privately held company, from 2021 until its sale in late 2022 to PTC, a publicly traded company. Ms. Alvaro holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southeastern Louisiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia. Ms. Alvaro was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her decades of senior executive leadership experience and expertise in accounting, auditing, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, risk oversight and general compliance.

Craig W. Ashmore joined Platinum Advisors in 2014. Mr. Ashmore is currently a Managing Director at the firm and is responsible for senior level business development activities focused on identifying new acquisition opportunities. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors, Mr. Ashmore was Executive Vice President of Planning and Development at Emerson (NYSE: EMR), where he had responsibility for Emerson’s mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and corporate technology functions as well as Emerson Network Power’s connectivity solutions business. He was a member of Emerson’s Office of the Chief Executive. Mr. Ashmore holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical and Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Ashmore was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience related to private equity, transactional matters and operational expertise.

Paul Bay assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro on January 1, 2022. Mr. Bay had served as Ingram Micro’s Executive Vice President and President of Global Technology Solutions since January 2020. Prior to that, he served as Ingram Micro’s Executive Vice President and Group President of the Americas from August 2018 to December 2019, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of Ingram Micro U.S. and Miami Export from 2015 to August 2018, and Sr. Executive Vice President and President of Ingram Micro North America from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Bay first joined Ingram Micro in 1995 and served in various roles of increasing responsibility until 2006. Mr. Bay then served as CEO of Punch! from 2006 to 2010 and rejoined Ingram Micro in 2010. Mr. Bay holds a Bachelor’s degree in speech communication from California State University, Northridge.

Christian Cook is currently a Managing Director at Platinum Advisors with responsibility for managing the transition of newly acquired companies into Platinum’s portfolio. Post-transition, he also has responsibility for strategy, value creation and operational performance at select global portfolio companies. Since his joining Platinum Advisors in 2013, Mr. Cook has served as an officer of a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies, notably Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a manufacturer of technology and data center infrastructure equipment. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors, Mr. Cook was with AlixPartners where he focused on the operational improvements and cost reduction opportunities during high urgency situations, often serving interim C-suite roles such as CEO and COO. Mr. Cook holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a Master’s of International Business Studies degree from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Cook was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience related to private equity, transactional matters and operational performance on a global scale.

Jakki Haussler serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Opus Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm she co-founded in 1996 and where she served as Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2019. She also served as managing director of Capvest Venture Fund LP from 2000 to 2011 and as a partner at Adena Ventures LP from 1999 to 2010. Ms. Haussler currently serves as a director of Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), where she chairs the Investment Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee, Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), where she is a member of the Compensation and Management Development Committee, and Veritiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT), where she is a member of the Audit Committee. In addition, she also serves as director, trustee, and/or chair of the Audit Committee of various Morgan Stanley Funds. Ms. Haussler, a former certified public accountant (CPA), holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. Ms. Haussler was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her experience on several public company boards and her expertise in finance, accounting, portfolio management and business development.

Leslie Heisz served as managing director of Lazard Frères, a financial advisory firm and independent investment bank, from 2004 until her retirement in 2010, providing strategic financial advisory services for clients in a variety of industries. An experienced investment banking and corporate finance executive, Ms. Heisz previously held positions with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Solomon Brothers, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She currently serves as a director and Audit Committee Chair of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) as well as on the boards of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. In addition, she serves as a trustee for certain funds advised by Capital Group. Over the past two decades, Ms. Heisz has also served as a director of several other public companies, including Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) until May 2024 and Ingram Micro Inc. until it was taken private in 2016. Ms. Heisz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics-Systems Science from UCLA and a Master of Business Administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Ms. Heisz was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive experience as a public company director and audit committee member, her in-depth knowledge of capital markets, and her expertise in enterprise risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and numerous other finance and governance matters.

Bryan Kelln joined Platinum Advisors in 2008 and is a Partner and President of Portfolio Operations at the firm and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Kelln is responsible for all aspects of business strategy and operations at the firm’s portfolio companies and is involved in evaluating buy- and sell-side opportunities across the firm. Mr. Kelln works closely with the firm’s operations team as well as portfolio company executive management to drive strategic initiatives and to deploy operational resources. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors, Mr. Kelln was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Nortek, Inc. Previously Mr. Kelln was a senior executive at Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. where he served as President of Jacuzzi, Inc. and an Operating Executive with the Jordan Company, a private investment firm where he was involved in acquisitions, divestitures and operations for the firm and served as a board member of portfolio companies. Additionally, Mr. Kelln has also served as President and CEO of RockShox, Inc., Senior Vice President at General Cable Corporation and as a Partner in the Supply Chain Management Practice of Mercer Management Consulting. Mr. Kelln holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University and a Masters of Business Administration from The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business. Mr. Kelln has served as a director or manager of a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies. Mr. Kelln serves on the board of directors of Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (NYSE: CTOS), and he is a former director of Key Energy Services, Inc. (2016 to 2020) and Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM) (2018 to 2021). Mr. Kelln was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience related to private equity, transactional matters and post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at portfolio companies.

Jacob Kotzubei joined Platinum Advisors in 2002 and is a Partner and co-President at the firm. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors in 2002, Mr. Kotzubei was a Vice President of the Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division – High Tech Group in New York City, and the head of the East Coast Semiconductor Group. Previously, he was an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York City, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kotzubei received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law. Mr. Kotzubei serves on the board of directors of Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) and Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), and is a former director of Key Energy Services, Inc. (2016 to 2022), Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM) (2018 to 2021) and KEMET Corporation (2011 to 2020). Mr. Kotzubei was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience in executive management oversight, private equity, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters.

Matthew Louie joined Platinum Advisors in 2008. Mr. Louie is a Managing Director at the firm and is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors in 2008, Mr. Louie was an investment professional at American Capital Strategies, a middle-market focused private equity firm. Prior to American Capital, Mr. Louie worked in venture capital and growth equity at both Canaan Partners and Agilent Technologies, and in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Louie holds undergraduate degrees in both Economics and Political Science from Stanford University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Louie serves as a manager of a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies and serves on the board of directors of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT). Mr. Louie was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience related to private equity, capital markets, transactional matters and post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at portfolio companies.

Mary Ann Sigler has served as a director of Ingram Micro since the acquisition of the company by Platinum in July of 2021. Ms. Sigler is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Platinum Advisors. She joined Platinum Advisors in 2004 and is responsible for overall accounting, tax and financial reporting, as well as managing strategic planning projects for the firm. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors, Ms. Sigler was with Ernst & Young LLP for 25 years where she was a partner. Ms. Sigler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from California State University at Fullerton and a Master’s degree in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. Ms. Sigler is a Certified Public Accountant in California, as well as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. She served on the board of directors of Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) (2010 to 2024). We believe that Ms. Sigler’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include her extensive and significant business, financial and investment experience and prior involvement with Platinum’s investment in Ingram Micro.

Sharon Wienbar served as a partner of Scale Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies, from 2001 until her retirement in 2018. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of Hackbright Academy, a leading software development program for women, from 2015 until its acquisition in 2016. She currently serves as the lead independent director of Enovis Corporation (NYSE: ENOV), where she is a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee, and as a director of Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI), where she chairs the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee and is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition, Ms. Wienbar serves as a director of USRowing and Planned Parenthood Direct. Previously, she served as a director for several other public companies, including Covetrus until it was taken private in 2022. Ms. Wienbar holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Engineering from Harvard University, as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University. Ms. Wienbar was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her service as a director for multiple public companies and her vast experience investing in technology companies and advising them on corporate strategy.

Eric Worley joined Platinum Advisors in 2001. Mr. Worley is currently a Managing Director at the firm and is responsible for financial due diligence and supporting the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. Post-acquisition, he also has responsibilities related to monitoring and oversight of financial performance at select portfolio companies. Since joining Platinum Advisors, Mr. Worley has served as an officer, director and member of the operating council for a number of Platinum’s privately held portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors, Mr. Worley was with Ernst & Young in its Transaction Support and Audit practices in Los Angeles and London. Mr. Worley holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a former CPA in the State of California. Mr. Worley was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience related to private equity, transactional matters and post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of financial performance on a global scale.