The Self-Service & Kiosk Association completed its 2007 election for the Advisory Board. Each year, half of the board positions are open for election to a two-year term. This year's winners include both incumbents and newcomers.
Nick Daddabbo of Ultimate Technology, Edward McGunn of Corporate Safe Specialists and V. Miller Newton of Netkey were among the incumbents who won re-election. Craig Keefner of KIOSK Information Systems, also elected to the board, has a long history with the Association, serving as the first executive director from 2001-2003. First-time board members include Anila Jobanputra from Esprida Corporation, Bill Lynch of Source Technologies and Phil Metz of Solectron.
The Advisory Board will next meet on April 24 in Las Vegas in conjunction with KioskCom's Self-Service Expo.
Biographies of those elected:
Nick Daddabbo - Ultimate Technology
Nick is currently the Kiosk, POS and OEM product manager for Ultimate Technology Corporation. Prior to moving to UTC, Nick was the Kiosk Solution Manager for Hand Held Products. Nick holds an MBA from Syracuse University in Information Technology and Marketing. Now he is ushering Ultimate Technology into the kiosk space, being asked to manage the creation and growth of the business.
Anila Jobanputra - Esprida Corporation
Anila Jobanputra is president of Esprida Corporation, a provider of remote management software for the self-service industry. She founded Esprida in 2005 to focus on remote management software for large scale enterprises after founding and operating TouchPoint Solutions and growing it into an award winning industry leader in self-service.
Craig Keefner - KIOSK Information Systems
Craig Keefner has been in the kiosk industry for 15 years beginning with the Club Wedd Bridal Registry project for Target Stores. He was the founder of the first industry website, www.kiosks.org, and is currently employed by KIOSK Information Systems in Colorado as the channel manager working with hardware and software technology partners.
Bill Lynch - Source Technologies
After joining Source Technologies as regional sales manager, Bill Lynch quickly became director of Strategic Alliances and was recognized as Sales Person of the Year in 2003. In his current role as Vice President of Self Service, Source Technologies' fastest growing line of business, Lynch defines and implements sales strategies for the company's CONCOURSE family of kiosks.
Edward McGunn - Corporate Safe Specialists
Ed McGunn is a third-generation safe builder and owner/CEO of Corporate Safe Specialists since 1988. He is a member of a number of organizations, including the National Safemans Organization, Better Business Bureau, and Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards and the Self-Service & Kiosk Association. Ed was elected to the SSKA Advisory Board in 2005 and was named First Vice President in 2006.
Phil Metz Ph.D - Solectron
As vice president of Self-Service Automation, Phil Metz is responsible for growing Solectron's kiosk business and delivering value to customers. He joined Solectron in 1999, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and business development for technology companies. Metz holds a Ph.D. in physics from Rutgers University and a master's degree in business administration in marketing from New York Institute of Technology.
V. Miller Newton - Netkey
V. Miller Newton is chief executive officer of Netkey, a provider of software for the management and operation of self-service kiosks and digital signage. Prior to Netkey, Miller was executive vice president of sales and marketing for TMP Worldwide, now Monster Worldwide, operator of Monster.com, where he was instrumental in taking TMPW public in 1996. Miller served as CEO of Monster, where he grew the company from $400,000 to $45 million and from 50 to 230 employees in fewer than 24 months. Miller attended the University of South Florida where he majored in marketing and management.
