 | Robert Sroka
Principal, Rockland Advisory Group
Robert Sroka has served as a director of Sypris since 1997. Mr. Sroka has served as Principal of Rockland Advisory Group, an investment banking firm since May 2010, and served as Managing Director of Corporate Solutions Group, LLC, an investment banking firm, from December 2003 until May 2010. Mr. Sroka also served as Managing Partner of Lighthouse Partners, a private investment and business consulting company from 1998 to 2005. From June 2007 until his resignation in August 2009, Mr. Sroka was a director of North Shore Acquisition Corp., a blank check company. From November 2004 until February 2007, Mr. Sroka was a Vice President of Ardent Acquisition Company, a blank check company that merged with Avantair, Inc. Mr. Sroka served as Managing Director of Investment Banking-Mergers and Acquisitions, for J.P. Morgan from 1994 to 1998. Prior to 1994, Mr. Sroka served in a variety of senior executive positions with J.P. Morgan, including Vice President-Investment Banking and Vice President-Corporate Finance. He also has served as a director of Stampede Meats, Inc., a supplier of processed meat products, since 2008. He served as a director of North American Insurance Leaders, Inc., a blank check company that was liquidated in May 2008, and as non-executive chairman of the board of Avado Brands, Inc., an operator of restaurants, from November 2003 until May 2005. On February 4, 2004, Avado Brands, Inc. filed a voluntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws, from which it emerged in May 2005. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Compensation Committee. |
