Meet the PostProcess Technologies Board of Directors, a team of business and technology experts lending invaluable, world-class guidance to the industry leaders of automated post-printing.

Jeff Mize

Jeff Mize is a seasoned leader with a proven track record of scaling technology companies, with an emphasis on digitizing analog processes, resulting in significant value creation. As CEO, Jeff is focused on guiding our scale-up efforts, fostering a fast, flexible and fun environment, while positioning the company for accelerated growth. His leadership played a pivotal role in the rapid expansion of Climate Corporation (digital agriculture platform), which was acquired by Monsanto for $1.1 billion, and NAVTEQ Corporation (digital maps), which was sold to Nokia for $8.1 billion.

Jeff combines strong commercial expertise with a relentless focus on customer satisfaction and technical developments that solve customer problems. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, enabling him to effectively hold his own with our world-class technical teams. His vision and leadership will be critical as the additive manufacturing industry evolves from prototyping to production applications, where automated, connected post-printing solutions become essential.

Sam Heleba

Sam Heleba has over four decades of experience in the medical device and industrial sectors and has emerged as a transformative force driving innovation and excellence. Heleba is currently President & CEO of Nissha Medical Technologies, where his visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to pioneering innovation continue to redefine industry standards and shape the future of the market.

Heleba’s career began with a position in Research & Development and Operations at Morton Thiokol, where his innate passion for innovation ignited. Advancing through crucial sales and marketing roles, Sam developed his expertise, preparing him for impactful global endeavors. His tenure as Director of Marketing at TYCO Healthcare (now Covidien) showcased his ability to navigate complex landscapes and drive strategic growth initiatives.

Heleba holds a Chemistry degree from the University of Vermont, complemented by an MBA from Babson College. He has orchestrated over 25 strategic acquisitions throughout his career, catalyzing growth and expansion across both industrial and medical manufacturing sectors.

Chuck Lannon

Chuck Lannon is an entrepreneur, active angel investor, seasoned Board member, and early investor in PostProcess. He was a co-founder of Buffalo-based Sovran Self Storage (now Life Storage, NYSE, with a market cap of $8B) and served on the Life Storage Board from 1995 until his retirement from the Board in 2021.

In 1995, he co-founded Northtowns Imaging, Inc. (now Great Lakes Medical Imaging), a medical diagnostic imaging company that was sold in 1999. From 2009 to 2015, Lannon was Vice Chairman of the Board for Kinex Pharmaceuticals LLC (now known as Athenex, Inc. NASDAQ) which began publicly trading in 2017. Since 2013 he has served on the board of Royal Oak Realty Trust Inc., a private REIT, where he is the Lead Independent Director. Lannon also currently serves as the President of consulting firm Strategic Advisory, which advises companies on capital and financial guidance and transactions.

His collective experience allows him to provide the Board of Directors with significant assistance related to investor relations, marketing, corporate governance trends, auditing functions, corporate compensation, as well as strategic and transactional matters.

Dan DiPofi

Dan DiPofi has over 30 years of experience in the fields of finance, operations, manufacturing, senior leadership and professional sports management.

Dan is an Investment Advisor to Tom Golisano and Grand Oaks Capital.

DiPofi was part of the Golisano ownership group that rescued the Buffalo Sabres out of bankruptcy in 2003. In his position of Chief Operating Officer, he oversaw a successful turnaround of the company, and their group sold the team in 2011. Following the sale, DiPofi was retired for several years before rejoining Tom Golisano and Grand Oaks Capital in 2019.

He holds several Board position for companies within the Grand Oaks Capital portfolio as well as being a Board member of the Summit Academy School for Autism.

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