Directors and Officers

Directors | Officers
Biography PhotoRobert E. Gill
Chairman of the Board
Robert E. Gill
Chairman of the Board


Robert E. Gill has served as Chairman of the Board of Sypris and its predecessor since 1983, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor from 1983 to 1992. Prior to 1983, Mr. Gill served in a number of senior executive positions, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Armor Elevator Company, Vice President of A. O. Smith Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Elevator Electric Company. Mr. Gill holds a BS degree in Electrical Eng... 
Biography PhotoJeffrey T. Gill
President and CEO
Jeffrey T. Gill
President and CEO


Jeffrey T. Gill has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sypris and its predecessor since 1992, and as Executive Vice President of its predecessor from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Gill holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Dartmouth College. Mr. Gill has served as a director of Sypris and its predecessor since 1983. Jeffrey T. Gill is the son of Robert E. Gill and the brother of R. Scott Gill.... 
Biography PhotoR. Scott Gill
Private Investor & Consultant
R. Scott Gill
Private Investor & Consultant


R. Scott Gill has served as a director of Sypris and its predecessor since 1983. Mr. Gill served as Managing Broker for Baird & Warner, a residential real estate brokerage firm, from June 2007 to October 2011. From June 2005 to June 2007, he served as a Managing Member of Astor & Longwood, LLC, a real estate development and investment company. Mr. Gill served as a Managing Broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage from 2003 to 2005 and as a Managing Broker and Associate with Koeni... 
Biography PhotoJohn F. Brinkley
Former General Manager, North American Automotive Operations Export Sales, Ford Motor Company
John F. Brinkley
Former General Manager, North American Automotive Operations Export Sales, Ford Motor Company


John F. Brinkley has served as a director of Sypris since April 2005. Mr. Brinkley retired as General Manager, North American Automotive Operations Export Sales for Ford Motor Company in 1995 after a 33 year career with Ford. He also served in a variety of responsible management positions with Ford in Europe, including Vice President of Marketing, Director of Southern Europe Sales Operations and Director of Truck Operations. Mr. Brinkley is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member... 
Biography PhotoWilliam  G.  Ferko
Senior Vice President for Republic Bank & Trust Company
William  G.  Ferko
Senior Vice President for Republic Bank & Trust Company


William G. Ferko has served as a director of Sypris since January 2005. Mr. Ferko has served as Senior Vice President for Republic Bank & Trust Company since April 2009 and also served as the Chief Risk Management Officer from April 2009 through December 2012. From January 2008 through January 2009, Mr. Ferko served as Chief Financial Officer for Philips BU Professional Luminaires North America, a manufacturer of lighting fixtures and controls. From 1998 through January 2008, he served as... 
Biography PhotoWilliam L. Healey
Former President and CEO, Cal Quality Electronics, Inc.
William L. Healey
Former President and CEO, Cal Quality Electronics, Inc.


William L. Healey has served as a director of Sypris since 1997. Mr. Healey currently serves as a private investor and business consultant. From 2002 to 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cal Quality Electronics, an electronics manufacturing company. Mr. Healey served as a private investor and consultant from 1999 to 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board of Smartflex Systems, an electronics manufacturing company, from 1996 to 1999 and as its President and Chie... 
Biography PhotoSidney R. Petersen
Former Chairman and CEO, Getty Oil, Inc.
Sidney R. Petersen
Former Chairman and CEO, Getty Oil, Inc.


Sidney R. Petersen has served as a director of Sypris since 1997 and of Sypris Electronics from 1994 until its merger with Sypris in 1998. Mr. Petersen retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Getty Oil in 1984, where he served in a variety of increasingly responsible management positions since 1955. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee.... 
Biography PhotoRobert Sroka
Principal, Rockland Advisory Group
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. Sro... 
Biography PhotoRobert F. Lentz
President, Cyber Security Strategies, LLC
Robert F. Lentz
President, Cyber Security Strategies, LLC


Robert F. Lentz has served as a director of Sypris since July 2012. From October 2009 to the present, Mr. Lentz has served as President of Cyber Security Strategies, LLC, a global cyber security consulting company. From November 2007 to October 2009, Mr. Lentz served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance in the Department of Defense (DoD). From November 2000 to October 2009, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer for DoD. Among...