SIMPSON MANUFACTURING INC (SSD)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for SSD
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSD | Board Chair and Founder of Stellar Solutions; Founder and Former CEO; Committee Member | 69 | ["Proven record of leadership", "Entrepreneurial spirit", "Deep understanding of cyber, technology, and software", "Knowledge of strategic planning", "Experience in risk management", "Insights regarding activities in Europe"] | ["Compensation and Leadership Development Chair", "Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions", "Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (Chair)", "Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Ms. Ford joined the Board in 2014. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Stellar Solutions, Inc., from the time she founded the company in 1995 until 2018, when she transitioned to board chair. Stellar Solutions is a global provider of systems engineering expertise and a recognized leader in government and commercial aerospace programs. She is a proven leader of the Stellar companies, including Stellar Solutions, Inc., which provides engineering services, Stellar Solutions Aerospace Ltd. their UK-based affiliate, Stellar Solutions Aerospace France, QuakeFinder, the humanitarian R&D division of Stellar Solutions, and the Stellar Solutions Foundation, a division focused on charitable giving to promote community involvement and outreach efforts. In 2022, Ms. Ford established Stellar Ventures, a woman-led venture capital firm, and serves as a managing partner. Ms. Ford previously served, from 2020 to 2023, on the boards of CHG Group, Inc. a subsidiary of Chemring Group, PLC, a provider of advanced technology products and services to the aerospace, defense and security markets; and IRIS automation, a safety avionics technology company; and from 2015 to 2017, on the board of Seagate Government Solutions, which is a business unit of Seagate Technology Public Limited Company. She is also a part of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, the American Conservatory Theater and the Business Advisory Counsel of Illuminate Ventures.