Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2006-04-11 | James A. Simms. Mr. Simms, age 46, has been a Managing Director of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, since November 2004. |
| 2007-04-24 | James A. Simms is a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, a privately held, full-service investment bank and asset management firm. |
| 2008-04-22 | Mr. Simms became the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Vicor Corporation. Publicly traded Vicor designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems primarily for the communications, information technology, industrial control and military electronics markets. Prior to joining Vicor, and since March 2007, Mr. Simms had served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, an investment banking firm and registered broker-dealer. |
| 2009-04-21 | James A. Simms. Mr. Simms has been the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Vicor Corporation since April 2008. Publicly traded Vicor designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems. |
| 2010-04-23 | Mr. Simms has been the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Vicor Corporation since April 2008. Prior to joining Vicor, and since March 2007, Mr. Simms had served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, an investment banking firm and registered broker-dealer. |
| 2011-05-02 | Mr. Simms contributes his financial background as well as his experience in strategic planning and oversight. |
| 2012-04-26 | Mr. Simms has been the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Vicor Corporation since April 2008. Publicly traded Vicor designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems primarily for the communications, information technology, industrial control and military electronics markets. From March 2007 until joining Vicor in April 2008, Mr. Simms served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, an investment banking firm and registered broker-dealer. |
| 2013-04-15 | Mr. Simms is a financial expert within the meaning of the rules of the SEC and brings to the Board his financial reporting and risk management expertise, securities trading knowledge, as well as his experience in strategic planning and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. |
| 2014-04-11 | The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee are “independent” as this term is defined by the NYSE in its listing standards, the members of the Audit Committee meet SEC standards for independence of audit committee members and no member of the Audit Committee has a material relationship with the Company that would render that member not to be “independent”. The Board has determined that Chairman Ahn and Directors Jost, and Simms are each an “audit committee financial expert”, as defined by the SEC. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2008-04-29 | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation since April 14, 2008. Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, a privately held, full-service investment banking and asset management firm, from 2007 to April 2008. Managing Director with the investment banking firm of Janney, Montgomery Scott LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, from 2004 to 2007; Managing Director of the investment banking firm of Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc. from 1997 to 2004. |
| 2009-04-29 | Mr. Simms has been Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation since April 2008. From April 2007 until April 2008, he was a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, a privately held, full-service investment banking and asset management firm. |
| 2010-04-30 | Mr. Simms is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors, given his prior career in investment banking, his familiarity with the securities markets, his expertise with complex financial matters, and his experience as a director of other companies. |
| 2011-04-25 | Mr. Simms is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors, given his prior career in investment banking, his familiarity with the securities markets, his expertise with complex financial matters, and his experience as a director of other companies. |
| 2012-04-19 | Mr. Simms is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors given his prior career in investment banking, his familiarity with the securities markets, his expertise with complex financial matters, and his experience as a director of other companies. |
| 2013-04-18 | Mr. Simms has been Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Corporation since April 2008. From 2007 until 2008, he was a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, an investment banking and asset management firm. Previously, he had served as a Managing Director with the investment banking firm of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (from 2004 to 2007) and as a Managing Director of the investment banking firm of Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc. (from 1997 to 2004). Mr. Simms is a member of the Board of Directors of PAR Technology Corporation, a publicly-held provider of information technology solutions in the hospitality industry, as well as a provider of advanced technology systems and support services to the United States military and other governmental agencies. Mr. Simms is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors, given his prior career in investment banking, his familiarity with the securities markets, his expertise with complex financial matters, and his experience as a director of other companies. |
| 2014-04-30 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. |
| 2015-04-30 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He has a career in investment banking. |
| 2016-04-29 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. |
| 2017-05-01 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. |
| 2018-04-30 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Mr. Simms is qualified given his prior career in investment banking and corporate finance. |
| 2019-04-30 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. |
| 2020-04-29 | Mr. Simms received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School... Mr. Simms is qualified to serve on our Board given his prior career in investment banking, his familiarity with corporate finance and securities markets, his expertise with complex financial and regulatory matters, and his experience as a director of other companies. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01