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Our companies' affairs are governed by Boards – of predominantly experienced independent executives, who hold themselves and management accountable for the maintenance of high standards in everything we do and the effective service of all our constituencies: customers, coworkers, suppliers and service providers, owners, and the communities in which we operate. Directors of the Enterprise:
Jan Eddy – Chair of the Enterprise Board and a Director since 1993, Ms. Eddy was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Owner of Wingra Technologies until 2005; a software development company in Madison, Wisconsin that she founded in 1991, sold, and later reacquired in a leveraged buy-out. Previously, Director Eddy was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of Office Solutions, Inc., and served in senior management roles at Lands End, and with the State of Wisconsin for 11 years. Ms. Eddy currently serves as Chair of the Board of First Business Bank, and Director of First Business Financial Services Corporation, the Nasdaq listed parent company of the bank, both entities headquartered in Madison. Ms. Eddy is a Director of the Wisconsin Technology Council and until recently was a Director and member of the Executive Committee of Meriter (Hospital) Retirement Services.
Robert E. Conway – A Director since April 1994, Mr. Conway is and has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Array BioPharma (Nasdaq: ARRY), located in Boulder, Colorado, since November 1999. Array, a 290-employee biopharmaceutical company, is focused on creating and developing oral drugs to treat cancer and inflammatory disease. Prior to joining Array, Mr. Conway was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Hill Top Research, from 1996 to 1999. From 1979 until 1996, Mr. Conway held various executive positions for Corning, Inc. including Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Corning Hazleton, a preclinical contract research organization. Mr. Conway currently serves on the Board of Directors of PRA International (PRAI) and is a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee of Genstar Capital. Mr. Conway received a B.S. in accounting from Marquette University and an M.B.A from the University of Cincinnati and is a certified public accountant.
Lori J. Cross – Ms. Cross was elected to the Enterprise Board in January 2010 and is the Founder and President of Mindspan Consulting, a firm dedicated to accelerating strategic leadership capabilities of executives and organizations. Since 2007, Ms. Cross has served as an Adjunct Professor at the UW-Madison School of Business specializing in MBA and executive programs in strategy formulation, execution and leadership. Ms. Cross is a Director at four other companies spanning a broad range of industries including engineering, education, insurance, electronics and healthcare. The firms include Electrosonic, Neuromatrix, Mortenson, Matzelle and Meldrum(M3), and Center for Advanced Studies in Business(CASB).
Richard L. Fisk – Mr. Fisk joined the Board of DEMCO, Inc., an Enterprise owned corporation, in the Spring of 2000. Most recently he was Senior Vice President of the Brady Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with which he was associated for 25 years, and also was President of the Brady Direct Marketing Group, the business-to-business, direct marketing arm of the publicly traded Brady Corporation (NYSE - BRC). Mr. Fisk successfully started direct marketing and fulfillment operations in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and a number of locations in Europe, as well as the United States. He currently serves as a Director of Business & Legal Reports of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; Myron Corporation of Maywood, New Jersey; and American Hotel Register Company of Vernon Hills, Illinois. He formerly served as a Director of Medical Arts Press of Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Business Furniture Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and The Wisconsin Cheeseman of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He has also been Chairman of the Business Direct Group. He received his B.A. from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and M.B.A. from Georgia State University. Mr. Fisk served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Steve Holdeman – A Director since 1990, Mr. Holdeman is President and owner of State Line Foundries, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, a producer of gray and ductile iron castings. From 1984 to 1995 he was Executive Vice President of Anderson Industries of Rockford, which he helped build to $500 million annual sales through acquisitions and mergers. Former affiliations include: Director of Corporate Development of The Terson Company and Audit Manager with Price Waterhouse with whom he served as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Holdeman received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Greg M. Larson – A Director since April 1992, Mr. Larson is the Managing Partner of Cedar Tree, LLC Investments. Mr. Larson was employed by DEMCO, Inc. of Madison from 1984 to 2001, including service as President/CEO from 1989 to 2001 following earlier service as Vice President of Marketing and as President of Demco Media Limited Partnership in 1991. He is also a Director of Anchor Bank SSB, Madison, and of Myron Manufacturing Company of Maywood, New Jersey. Previous affiliations include: Director of Wingra Technologies, Inc., Chief Executive Officer and Director of The Wisconsin Cheeseman and Director of Meriter Health Services, all of Madison, Director of the Bank of Milwaukee, and Director of Milsco Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, his family business where he was involved with the intergenerational transfer issues that resulted in the disposition of the business in 1996. He has been Chairman of the National Business Mailers Group and also served as a Director of the United Way of Dane County and as Campaign Chairman. Mr. Larson received a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, in 1972, and his Executive M.B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1981.
Roger Peirce – Mr. Peirce was President and CEO of Super Steel Products Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when he joined DEMCO's Board in 1990. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Valuation Research Corporation and as Secretary/Treasurer and co-owner of the Jor-Mac Company, Inc., Grafton, Wisconsin, fabricator and finisher of sheet metal products. He currently serves as a Director of Journal Communications, Inc., of Milwaukee, and of Allete, Inc., a Duluth, Minnesota utility, land owner, and development company. Prior to 1987, CPA Peirce was Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen's Tucson, Arizona office.
Donald J. Rogers – CFO, Secretary and Treasurer of the Wall Family Enterprise, having joined DEMCO in 1998 as corporate Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President of Finance. Prior to his current service, Mr. Rogers spent ten years in various accounting and financial capacities at Holberg Industries, Inc., most recently as Chief Financial Officer of AmeriServe, a multi-billion dollar distributor to the fast-food industry. He previously held financial positions at Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. Rogers received his B.S. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, University of California, Los Angeles.
William N. Stroner – Mr. Stroner ("Bill") is a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Enterprise, having joined DEMCO, Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2001. In 2008 Mr. Stroner was given responsibility for expansion of the Enterprise in the private sector outside of the library and education markets. Previously Mr. Stroner was Vice President of Operations of the Lab Safety Supply Company of Janesville, Wisconsin, a division of W.W. Grainger Company, Chicago, Illinois, from 1996 to 2001; Business Unit Manager from 1994 to 1996; and Manager of Purchasing from 1990 to 1994. Prior to joining Lab Safety, he served as Director of Purchasing for six years with Newark Electronics Company of Chicago, an electronics equipment distributor, and at McMaster Carr Industrial Supply Company of Chicago for five years. Mr. Stroner holds an M.B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Bachelors of Business degree in accounting from Western Illinois University. He currently serves as Director on the Board of the Madison Literacy Network.
Kevin Wall – Mr. Wall, a second generation owner together with his nine brothers and sisters, was elected to the Enterprise Board in 2006, and the Directors' and Owners' Business Advisory Committee that votes controlling stock of the Enterprise in 2005. He currently owns and manages American Property Capital, LLC a real estate consultancy in Marblehead, Massachusetts, focused on tax credit investments. Prior to forming APC, Mr. Wall owned interests in and helped manage several successful ventures including a software development company, a boutique investment bank focused on water utility investments and, throughout most of the 1990's, a real estate syndication business specializing in low-income and historic tax-credit investments. After completing his master's degree in real estate finance in 1983 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mr. Wall began his professional career in institutional real estate investment at a highly regarded international investment management company in Boston and later joined the real estate investment unit of a major Wall Street brokerage before leaving to build his own tax credit syndication firm, American Property Capital.
Patrick S. Wall – Mr. Wall, a second generation owner, was elected to the Board in April 2005 in anticipation of Chairman Wall's ultimate retirement. He has actively served as one of three family members of the Directors' and Owners' Business Advisory Committee for 17 years. Mr. Wall is President and sole owner of A-R Editions, Inc., a 45-year-old music publishing company in Middleton, Wisconsin, recognized leader in the publication of historical music and specialized music typesetting for college and K-12 textbook publishers and academic journals. Having joined A-R in 1996 as President, he acquired ownership in 2001. In 1998 he organized and helped raise funds to launch MusicNotes.com, that today is the world's largest Internet distributor of contemporary sheet music where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer through 2002. From 1983 to 1996 he was employed at DEMCO, Inc. in a succession of increasingly responsible management positions including Market Research Analyst, Merchandising Manager, Director of Marketing, and from 1989 to 1995, as Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Wall holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. degree in management, marketing, and finance, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He currently serves on the board of the Madison Early Music Festival, and previously served in the United Way of Dane County campaign cabinet and as Chairman of its Key Club. He is presently actively involved with the National Music Librarian's Association.
Terrence R. Wall – Mr. Wall, a second generation owner, was elected to the Enterprise Board in October 2009 and the Directors' and Owners' Business Advisory Committee. Mr. Wall is founder and President of T. Wall Properties located in Madison, Wisconsin, the largest office developer in Dane County and one of the largest in Wisconsin. Mr. Wall has over twenty-six years of experience in the real estate industry, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1987 and Masters of Science degree in Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis in 1989 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a graduate of the nationally recognized James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate and is a frequent guest lecturer at UW-Milwaukee and the UW-Madison School of Business. Wall is the founder of Smart Growth Madison and serves on its Executive Committee, and through his foundation, the Wisconsin Foundation, is a sponsor of the new American Family Children's Hospital and supports numerous other charities. Wall also founded and owns DaneVest LLC, a licensed broker-dealer, as well as DaneVest Tech Fund, which is a $9M fund for early-stage technology companies. Wall is an Eagle Scout and currently serves on the Board of Glacier's Edge Council of Boy Scouts of America, as well as the Board of Trustees for the UW Center for Real Estate. He previously served on the Mayor's Advisory Board, the Board of the Building Owners & Managers Association of Wisconsin, Inc., and served as the County Executive's Appointee to Dane County Community Development Block Grant Commission.
William T. Young – A Director since 1996, Mr. Young currently is Chairman of the Board's Governance Committee. Prior to his retirement, he served as managing Partner of Industry Practices of Wipfli LLP, certified public accountants and management consultants, one of the 20 largest such firms in the country. He was Founder and Managing Partner of Williams Young LLC of Madison, WI from his formation of the partnership in 1975 until he arranged its merger with Wipfli in November 2003. He is a Director of Mortenson, Matzelle, and Meldrum of Madison and founder and co-chair of The Global Alliance, an international association of accounting firms. Mr. Young is an active member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is Chairman of Moore Stephens North America and serves on the Policy Committee of Moore Stephens International. He was also recently re-elected to the Board of Directors of the United Way of Dane County, and serves on the organization's Executive Committee and Chair of its Personnel Committee.
John E. Wall – Associated with the Wall Family Enterprise Ltd. since he joined its DEMCO, Inc. subsidiary in May 1968, as President, Chairman Emeritus Wall was controlling owner from October 1978 when he completed a leveraged buy-out of the company to keep his co-worker's jobs intact, until December 2006 when he transferred his ownership into a series of unified voting Trusts so the Enterprise won't have to be sold to pay his estate taxes. Mr. Wall served as Director of the M & I Bank of Madison for 20 years, and of the C & H Packaging Corporation of Merrill, Wisconsin, the American Plastics Company of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Conney Safety Products Company, Latitude Corporation and the Douglas Stewart Co., all of Madison. He also served as Campaign Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the United Way of Dane County, and as Chairman of the 500 member Rotary Club of (Downtown) Madison, the Madison Rotary Foundation, and the National Business Direct (Mailers) Group, which he continued to serve as a Director until 2008. In the Spring of 2008 he completed thirty-five years of winter rescue and first aid service to the public with the National Ski Patrol. Prior to joining DEMCO, he was Factory Manager, and following promotion, Vice President, General Manager of the Wirecom division of the Cook Electric Co. in Chicago. Where he helped his co-workers quadruple sales and earnings in less than five years. Earlier he served as Production Manager of the Reliable Electric Co. in nearby Franklin Park, Illinois, General Manager of Spic and Span, Inc., in Operations Research with the Blackhawk Manufacturing Company, and production management with Inland Steel Products Company, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following prior service in the sales office and mills of the Inland Steel Company in Chicago, Illinois and Indiana Harbor, Indiana. He graduated with honors in Philosophy from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as a Combat Air Crewman in Navy dive-bombing squadron VB97 during World War II.
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