Thomas Wroe, Jr. Biography and Net Worth

Thomas Wroe Jr. is no longer serves as Director of the Company effective 05/2021. Mr. Wroe served as Chairman of the Board from March 2010 until July 2012 and again from January 2013 until May 2015. He also served as our Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 until December 31, 2012, and as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of STI from April 2006 until our IPO. Mr. Wroe served as the President of the Sensors & Controls business of Texas Instruments from June 1995 until April 2006 and as a Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments from March 1998 until April 2006. Mr. Wroe began his career with Texas Instruments in 1972, and prior to becoming President of the Sensors & Controls business, he worked in various engineering and business management positions. Mr. Wroe is a member of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. He has been a director of Chase Corporation, an industrial manufacturing company, since 2008 and a director of GT Advanced Technologies, Inc., a diversified technology company, since 2013. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Apex Tool Group, LLC since September 2013, and was its CEO from October 2014 through February 2016. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Advisors to Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, and was formerly chairman of the board of directors of Cape Cod Healthcare and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Mr. Wroe brings to the Board significant senior leadership, operational, industry, and technical experience. He has extensive knowledge of our business, including its historical development, and important relationships with our major customers. Mr. Wroe has been an important contributor to the expansion of our business through both organic growth and acquisitions, and as CEO, Mr. Wroe had direct responsibility for our strategy and operations.