Board of Directors

Arthur G. Dauber, age 65, is Executive Chairman of the Board and has been President and Chairman of the Board of M&I since October 1984 and President, CEO, Chairman and a director of the Company from May 2007 until September 2009.  From 1966 through 1984, Mr. Dauber was employed by the General Electric Company where he held positions in general management, strategic planning and manufacturing. He also completed General Electric’s Manufacturing Management Program. Mr. Dauber holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Mr. Dauber is the father of Charles M. Dauber, Senior Vice President of the Company and President of M&I.

Charles Dauber, Charles Dauber, age 41, is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and joined the executive team of American Electric Technologies, Inc. in April 2007 and was named President of the company’s flagship M&I Electric business in January 2008. Dauber has more than 18 years of executive management, operations, marketing, and sales management experience. Prior to joining the company, he served as the president and CEO of Nevis Networks, a venture capital-backed start-up company in Silicon Valley. Prior to Nevis, Dauber held multiple executive roles at Blue Coat Systems (NASDAQ: BCSI) including vice president of marketing and product management. At Blue Coat, Dauber was instrumental in the successful turn-around of the company, including the strategic company re-positioning and re-launch, resulting in $150 million in annual new revenues and a 2,000 percent increase in the company’s market capitalization. Dauber previously was the CEO of a broadband services start-up and served in management roles with Copper Mountain Networks and Teradyne in the US and in Asia Pacific, where he lived for several years. Dauber earned a bachelor of business administration with concentrations in electrical engineering and marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. Dauber previously served as a Director of M&I Electric from 1993 to 1995.

Peter Menikoff, age 67, is currently a private investor and most recently he was the Interim Chief Financial Officer of Vlasic Foods International Inc. from February 2000 to May 2001. He has been a director of the Company since May 2007. Mr. Menikoff served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CONEMSCO, Inc., an oil and gas drilling/production supplies, services and equipment company, from April 1997 until June 1998. Mr. Menikoff served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Tenneco Energy Corporation from April 1997 until June 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Menikoff served as a Senior Vice President of Tenneco, Inc., from June 1994 until April 1997. Mr. Menikoff served as Executive Vice President of Case Corporation, an agricultural and construction equipment company and a subsidiary of Tenneco, Inc., from November 1991 to June 1994. Mr. Menikoff served as Treasurer of Tenneco, Inc. from May 1989 to November 1991. Mr. Menikoff serves as a director for ACE Limited, a position he has held since 1986. ACE Limited is the holding company of the ACE Group of Companies, a global insurer and reinsurer, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Menikoff holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Bates College of Law of the University of Houston. Mr. Menikoff is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

J. Hoke Peacock II, age 68, has been a partner with the law firm of Orgain, Bell & Tucker, L.L.P. since 1971. He has been a director of the Company since May 2007 and has been a director of M&I since 1978. Mr. Peacock is a board certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice specializes in business litigation, including contract, real estate, intellectual property and oil and gas disputes. Mr. Peacock received his Bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors from the University of  Texas School of Law.

Stuart Schube, age 68, has been President of Acorn Ventures, Inc. since November 1986. He has been a director of the Company since May 2007. Acorn is a venture capital management and consulting firm. Acorn managed the Genesis Fund, Ltd. from 1986 to 1997. Since 1998, it has provided corporate planning and shareholder growth services to a limited number of clients. From 1974 to 1986, Mr. Schube held senior management positions with a number of venture capital firms, including three Small Business Investment Companies. He began his career as an Industrial Engineering Co-Op Trainee with the United States Navy Department (1958-1963). From 1964 to 1966 he was a member of the Marketing Department of the Humble Oil Company, the forerunner to Exxon Mobil USA. Mr. Schube holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York (1963) and a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (1964).

Howard W. Kelley, age 67, has served as a director of the Company since May 2005 and was Chairman from May 2006 to May 2007. Mr. Kelley retired in 2008 as President of Jacksonville-based Sally Corporation, one of the oldest and largest designers and fabricators of animation robotics and dark rides used internationally in theme parks, museums, and attractions. He is currently principal of Aspergantis LLC, an international consultancy with diverse business activities in management consultation, Internet and software development services, and new business investment. Before joining Sally in 1985, Mr. Kelley spent over 25 years in broadcasting, including ten years in television management as a news director and later as Vice President and General Manager of Channel 12 WTLV, the NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, FL. He is the recipient of a number of national broadcast journalism awards. Mr. Kelley is currently a director of Environmental Tectonics Corporation (AMEX: ETC), where he serves as chair of the audit committee. ETC is a Philadelphia-based international engineering and manufacturer of aero-medical, safety training simulation, sterilizers and hyperbaric chambers. A Jacksonville native, Mr. Kelley received his undergraduate degree in broadcasting from the University of Florida. He is a PMD graduate of the Harvard Business School and the Japanese International School of Business Studies. He also serves as an executive professor of management at the University of North Florida.

Thomas P. Callahan, age 64, has been Chairman of Callahan Advisors, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since December 1998.  The firm manages equity investments in public companies for a number of individual clients.  From 1988 to 1998 Mr. Callahan was an audit partner with the international accounting firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP.  From 1978 to 1988 Mr. Callahan was President and an audit partner of Tyler, Ellis & Tuffly LLC, a Houston CPA firm.  From 1968 to 1978 Mr. Callahan was employed by KPMG, LLP, an international accounting firm in a variety of audit and consulting positions.  Mr. Callahan graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors of Business Administration in 1966 and from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania with a Masters in Business Administration in 1968.

John H. Untereker - Corporate Secretary

 

Corporate Committees and Charters

Audit Committee - Charter

  • Peter Menikoff, Chairman
  • Thomas Callahan
  • Howard Kelley

Compensation Committee - Charter

  • Howard Kelley, Chairman
  • Thomas Callahan
  • Peter Menikoff
  • Hoke Peacock

Nominating and Governance Committee - Charter

  • Hoke Peacock, Chairman
  • Thomas Callahan
  • Howard Kelley
  • Peter Menikoff