Board Committees

John Guttilla became a director on October 3, 2014. He is a Partner in the accounting firm of RotenbergMeril, a firm he first joined in 1988, and where he currently is a member of the firm’s management committee and director of the firm’s Financial Services Department. He is also a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Orchids Paper Products Company (formerly NYSE MKT: TIS). Mr. Guttilla is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Fordham University and a Master’s in Taxation from St. John’s University.

Mr. Cooke became a director in November 2021. He joined Taglich Brothers, Inc. in 2012, a New York-based full-service brokerage firm that specializes in placing and investing in private equity transactions for small public and private companies, and participates in sourcing, evaluating, and executing new investments as well as monitoring existing investments. Prior to joining Taglich Brothers, he was a Managing Director of Glenwood Capital LLC from 2010 to 2012, where he advised middle-market clients on capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Cooke sourced, evaluated, and executed mezzanine transactions for The Gladstone Companies and BHC Interim Funding II, L.P. Before entering the private equity industry, Mr. Cooke served as a securities analyst primarily covering the automotive and industrial sectors for ABN AMRO Incorporated and McDonald and Company Securities, Inc. Mr. Cooke received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Board of Unique Fabricating, Inc. (NYSE American: UFAB), Racing & Performance Holdings, LLC, Intellinetics, Inc. OTCQB: INLX), and a former member of the board of directors of APR, LLC.

Stanley P. Jaworski, Jr. became a director October 3, 2014. He has served as Chairman since February 2016. That same year, Mr. Jaworski founded Opus2 Ventures, LLC, a management advisory firm dedicated to assisting company boards, management and functional leadership in developing successful go-to-market strategies. He currently serves as President and Principal Advisor there. Before founding Opus2 Ventures, Mr. Jaworski served as Vice President Global Marketing for the Comodo Group, an internet security company that he joined in 2014. Prior to Comodo, Mr. Jaworski served as Vice President, Americas Marketing for Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) from 2009 until May 2014. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Jaworski was Chief Marketing Officer of VBrick Systems, Inc., which provides enterprise Internet protocol video solutions for corporate, education, worship, media and government markets worldwide. From 2005 to 2007, he was Vice President, Worldwide Channel Marketing, of NetApp, Inc., a computer storage and data management company. Prior to NetApp, Mr. Jaworski was at Symbol Technologies, Inc. from 1986 to 2005 where he served in various areas of executive responsibility including Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Channels and Alliances and Vice President, Worldwide Marketing.

Mr. Taglich has served as a director since October 2014. Mr. Taglich has been President of Taglich Brothers, Inc., since its founding in 1992. Taglich Brothers is a New York-based full-service securities brokerage firm specializing in the micro-cap segment of the public securities markets. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Air Industries Group Inc., a publicly traded aerospace and defense company (NYSE AIRI). He also serves on the board of BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure treatment. He also serves as a director on a number of other public and private companies, including Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ BLIN) and privately held Icagen Inc., a drug screening company. Mr. Taglich brings extensive professional experience which spans various aspects of senior management, including finance, operations and strategic planning. Mr. Taglich received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from New York University.

John Guttilla became a director on October 3, 2014. He is a Partner in the accounting firm of RotenbergMeril, a firm he first joined in 1988, and where he currently is a member of the firm’s management committee and director of the firm’s Financial Services Department. He is also a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Orchids Paper Products Company (formerly NYSE MKT: TIS). Mr. Guttilla is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Fordham University and a Master’s in Taxation from St. John’s University.

Mr. Cooke became a director in November 2021. He joined Taglich Brothers, Inc. in 2012, a New York-based full-service brokerage firm that specializes in placing and investing in private equity transactions for small public and private companies, and participates in sourcing, evaluating, and executing new investments as well as monitoring existing investments. Prior to joining Taglich Brothers, he was a Managing Director of Glenwood Capital LLC from 2010 to 2012, where he advised middle-market clients on capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Cooke sourced, evaluated, and executed mezzanine transactions for The Gladstone Companies and BHC Interim Funding II, L.P. Before entering the private equity industry, Mr. Cooke served as a securities analyst primarily covering the automotive and industrial sectors for ABN AMRO Incorporated and McDonald and Company Securities, Inc. Mr. Cooke received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Board of Unique Fabricating, Inc. (NYSE American: UFAB), Racing & Performance Holdings, LLC, Intellinetics, Inc. OTCQB: INLX), and a former member of the board of directors of APR, LLC.

Stanley P. Jaworski, Jr. became a director October 3, 2014. He has served as Chairman since February 2016. That same year, Mr. Jaworski founded Opus2 Ventures, LLC, a management advisory firm dedicated to assisting company boards, management and functional leadership in developing successful go-to-market strategies. He currently serves as President and Principal Advisor there. Before founding Opus2 Ventures, Mr. Jaworski served as Vice President Global Marketing for the Comodo Group, an internet security company that he joined in 2014. Prior to Comodo, Mr. Jaworski served as Vice President, Americas Marketing for Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) from 2009 until May 2014. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Jaworski was Chief Marketing Officer of VBrick Systems, Inc., which provides enterprise Internet protocol video solutions for corporate, education, worship, media and government markets worldwide. From 2005 to 2007, he was Vice President, Worldwide Channel Marketing, of NetApp, Inc., a computer storage and data management company. Prior to NetApp, Mr. Jaworski was at Symbol Technologies, Inc. from 1986 to 2005 where he served in various areas of executive responsibility including Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Channels and Alliances and Vice President, Worldwide Marketing.

Mr. Taglich has served as a director since October 2014. Mr. Taglich has been President of Taglich Brothers, Inc., since its founding in 1992. Taglich Brothers is a New York-based full-service securities brokerage firm specializing in the micro-cap segment of the public securities markets. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Air Industries Group Inc., a publicly traded aerospace and defense company (NYSE AIRI). He also serves on the board of BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure treatment. He also serves as a director on a number of other public and private companies, including Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ BLIN) and privately held Icagen Inc., a drug screening company. Mr. Taglich brings extensive professional experience which spans various aspects of senior management, including finance, operations and strategic planning. Mr. Taglich received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from New York University.