Management Team
David J. Schramm
President and Chief Executive Officer
David Schramm joined Maxwell as President and CEO in July 2007 after spending the bulk of his 36-year business career in a series of senior management and engineering positions with General Motors and its primary Tier I parts supplier, Delphi Automotive Systems and several of their divisions and subsidiaries. More recently, he was President and CEO of EADS North America Defense Test and Services, the U.S. subsidiary of the corporate parent of Airbus, and immediately before that was President and CEO of Arrowhead Products Corp., a leading supplier of specialty systems to the aerospace and automotive industries. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, and a master’s degree in management from Stanford University, where he was a Sloan Fellow.
Kevin S. Royal
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
Kevin Royal joined Maxwell in April 2009. May 2005 until he joined Maxwell, he was senior vice president and CFO of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed developer and provider of application delivery network technology. From December 1996 until May 2005, he held a series of senior finance positions, culminating with his appointment as vice president and CFO, of Novellus Systems, Inc., an S&P 500 company that manufactures, markets and services semiconductor capital equipment. Before he joined Novellus, he spent 10 years with Ernst & Young LLP, where he became a Certified Public Accountant. He is a director of Springbok Services, Inc., a provider of pre-paid credit card products and programs.
George Kreigler III
Chief Operating Officer
George Kreigler joined Maxwell Technologies in April 2006, assuming global responsibility for BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor production, including overseeing the company’s offshore manufacturing activities in China. Over the past three years in his role as Senior Vice President of WW Boostcap Operations, Kreigler has moved Maxwell’s ultracapacitor assembly offshore, expanded electrode production capacity in the United States and is the driving force of the cost reduction program. In his capacity as the Chief Operating Officer he has overall responsibility for the company’s operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Kreigler has more than 30 years of high technology operations management experience, including supervision of multiple large-scale offshore manufacturing facilities. Before joining Maxwell, he spent eight years with Quantum Corporation, most recently as corporate senior vice president and general manager of Quantum Storage Systems. Previously, he was vice president, manufacturing systems for Read-Rite Corporation, and before that spent 12 years in senior operations and engineering positions with disk drive manufacturer Maxtor Corporation.
Sacha Jenny
Vice President & General Manager, Maxwell Technologies SA, Rossens, Switzerland
Sacha Jenny joined Maxwell SA in 2003 as materials director for the company’s high voltage and ultracapacitor products, and subsequently assumed broader responsibilities as senior director of worldwide supply chain management before being promoted to his current position in July 2009. Immediately prior to joining Maxwell, Jenny directed worldwide operations for Cresco Ti Systems, a manufacturer of medical and dental products, and before that spent six years in a series of management positions with Silicon Graphics Manufacturing SA, a subsidiary of the U.S.-based information technology company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and electro-mechanics from the Le Locle Engineering School in Switzerland.
John M. Miller, Ph.D.
Vice President, Systems, Applications & Integration
John Miller joined Maxwell in December 2005. His initial focus was on development and promotion of ultracapacitor-based solutions for the automotive and heavy vehicle industries, and in 2007 he assumed additional responsibility for worldwide applications engineering, including development of “Maxwell University” curriculum for field application engineers. Previously, he spent 18 years in a series of engineering and research and development positions with the Ford Motor Company, where he led several Ford automotive electronics and electric and hybrid drive train development programs before taking early retirement in 2002. Immediately prior to joining Maxwell, he spent three years as an industry consultant, author and guest lecturer. He holds 52 patents and has written more than 140 scientific and technical papers and three books, including Hybrid Vehicle Propulsion Systems, which was published in 2003. He holds a BS degree from the University of Arkansas, an MS degree from Southern Methodist University and a doctorate from Michigan State University, all in electrical engineering.
Michael J. Liedtke
Vice President, Business Development, Sales & Marketing
Michael Liedtke joined Maxwell in January 2006, assuming primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining strategic relationships with major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to promote ultracapacitor-based solutions for industrial and transportation applications. In 2007, he assumed additional responsibility for BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor sales worldwide. Previously, he spent eight years as director of marketing and transportation design management for BMW’s California-based DesignworksUSA. Before that, he held a series of auto, truck and bus design and project management positions with DaimlerCrysler’s Mercedes Benz division in Stuttgart, Germany, and its Freightliner truck division in Portland, Ore. He also spent more than four years in the aerospace industry with McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, where he held various engineering and research and development positions. He holds joint U.S. and German citizenship and is fluent in English, German and French. He holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.
Michael W. Sund
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
Mike Sund joined Maxwell in March 1999, assuming responsibility for corporate communications and investor relations. Previously, he spent six years in a similar role with Mycogen Corp., an agricultural biotechnology company that was acquired by The Dow Chemical Company in November 1998. Over the previous 20 years he held several media and corporate and agency communications positions and was the principal of his own public relations consulting firm.
Michael A. Everett
Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Mike Everett joined Maxwell in August 2002, assuming responsibility for Technology Systems, including product assurance and multiple systems engineering groups. In December 2005, he was appointed Chief Technical Officer. Before joining Maxwell, he spent seven years overseeing product development for 3D Systems Inc., a California-based technology company that designs and manufactures three-dimensional imaging systems. Over a 16-year engineering career, Mike has been responsible for all levels of new product development, primarily focused on systems engineering.
Everett E. (Earl) Wiggins III
Vice President, Quality & Process Engineering
Earl Wiggins joined Maxwell in August 2006 as Senior Director of Manufacturing and was promoted to his current position in February 2008. Before joining Maxwell, he was Vice President, Continuation Engineering, with Maxtor Corporation, a manufacturer of computer disk drives. Previously he spent 15 years with Quantum Corporation, a manufacturer of computer storage products, where he advanced through a series of senior engineering and management positions, culminating with his appointment as Vice President, Customer and Quality Engineering. He holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Larry L. Longden
Vice President & General Manager, Microelectronics Products
Larry Longden was appointed Vice President & General Manager of Maxwell’s Microelectronics product group in August 2008. During his 34 year career at Maxwell, he has held a series of senior management positions in business areas focused on products and services for systems that must survive man-made and natural radiation environments. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from San Diego State University and a certificate from the Leadership and Management Program for Scientists from the University of California, San Diego.