Hypertherm Founder Dick Couch Retires from Board, Becomes Chair Emeritus
Recently, Hypertherm’s board chair, founder Dick Couch, retired from the company’s board of directors.
发表：2021年7月17日
The board’s chair passed to Richard Lettieri, a long-time board member and current lead director.
The change is part of a succession plan created by Dick and Barbara Couch and the board of directors over the past 20 years. The succession plan, which has included the intentional appointments of executive leadership, ensures the continuation of the values-based company culture and industry leadership established by Mr. Couch. Executive leadership of the company remains unchanged, under Evan Smith, President and CEO.
Couch, now chair emeritus, remained as the trustee of Hypertherm’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), a role he has held since 2001, when the plan was created. The Couches will also continue to have an active presence at Hypertherm via the Couch Family Foundation office to be located in Hypertherm’s main facility in Hanover, NH.
Unanimously selected as chair, Lettieri is the founder of Dock Square Consultants Inc., a firm established in 1985 to help companies navigate complex business challenges. He has served as a Hypertherm board member for 34 years, including seven years as the board’s lead director. In addition to Hypertherm, he serves as a director for Fidelity D&D Bancorp Inc.
Lettieri说：“ HyperTherm的使命和价值观是基于Dick的独特经营理念，并专注于创新，联想福祉，共享的奖励以及我们社区和环境的丰富。”“很荣幸与迪克一起工作。我们都从他的领导和愿景中受益，我相信董事会将继续基于他创造的强大基础，因为HyperTherm继续其为客户提供世界领先的工业切割解决方案的使命。”
库奇说：“从高温最早的时候起，里奇一直是我的顾问，已经有了近四十年的历史。”“他非常了解Hypertherm。他相信我们的使命和价值观，并且有能力支持HyperTherm的强大管理团队，因为它可以执行公司的愿景。”
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