Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 20/100
1 mention(s) identify KAREN T. VAN LITH as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP | 2024-03-18 | Ms. van Lith provided leadership for technology companies requiring transformative change. | Experience in technology companies and eCommerce, indicating software-related skills. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | Ms. van Lith’s qualifications to serve as a director of Associated, Chair of the Trust Committee and a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee... Director Compensation in 2020: Karen T. van Lith $205,000. |
| 2022-03-11 | Ms. van Lith is founder and CEO of APEL Worldwide, LLC, an eCommerce provider leveraging leading edge technologies. Prior to 2019, Ms. van Lith provided consultative interim leadership for technology companies requiring transformative change. From June 2011 until June 2012, she served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of MakeMusic, Inc., a publicly held technology solutions company. Ms. van Lith also served as a director of E.A. Sween, a privately-held company doing business as Deli Express, from August 2012 to December 2019. Until June 2011, she ran an internet-marketing services company through Beckwith Crowe, LLC. Ms. van Lith was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gelco Information Network, a privately held provider of transaction and information processing systems to corporations and government agencies, until its sale to Concur Technologies in October 2007. She held various other positions of increasing authority with Gelco since 1999. Ms. van Lith served as a director of XRS Corporation, a publicly traded provider of fleet operations solutions to the transportation industry from 2010 until its sale to Omnitracs in 2014, and a director of CNS, Inc., a publicly traded consumer goods company from 2003 until its 2006 sale to GlaxoSmithKline.Ms. van Lith’s qualifications to serve as a director of Associated, Chair of the Trust Committee and a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee include her education in finance and accounting along with her past and present directorship experience in both public and private companies. Ms. van Lith provides the board with a strong understanding of accounting as well as experience in small business start-ups. She was a CPA, has practiced with an international public accounting firm and has served in various executive capacities. She also meets the requirements of an audit committee financial expert. |
| 2023-03-10 | Ms. van Lith is founder and CEO of APEL Worldwide, LLC, an eCommerce investor. Prior to 2019, Ms. van Lith provided leadership for technology companies requiring transformative change. She served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of MakeMusic, Inc., a publicly held technology solutions company and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gelco Information Network, a privately held provider of transaction and information processing systems. Ms. van Lith’s board experience includes serving as a director of E.A. Sween, a privately held company doing business as Deli Express, from August 2012 to December 2019, a director of XRS Corporation, a publicly traded provider of fleet operations solutions to the transportation industry from 2010 until its sale to Omnitracs in 2014, and a director of CNS, a publicly traded consumer goods company, from 2003 until its 2006 sale to GlaxoSmithKline. Ms. van Lith’s qualifications to serve as a director of Associated, Chair of the Trust Committee and a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee include her education in finance and accounting along with her past and present directorship experience in both public and private companies. Ms. van Lith provides the board with a strong understanding of accounting and experience in financial roles of large publicly held companies. She was a CPA, has practiced with an international public accounting firm and has served in various executive capacities. She also meets the requirements of an audit committee financial expert. Director Compensation in 2022: $205,000. |
| 2024-03-18 | Ms. van Lith provided leadership for technology companies requiring transformative change. |
| 2025-03-17 | Ms. van Lith is founder and CEO of APEL Worldwide, LLC, an eCommerce investor. Prior to 2019, Ms. van Lith provided leadership for technology companies requiring transformative change. She served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of MakeMusic, Inc., a publicly held technology solutions company and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gelco Information Network, a privately held provider of transaction and information processing systems. Ms. van Liths board experience includes serving as a director of E.A. Sween, a privately held company doing business as Deli Express, from August 2012 to December 2019, a director of XRS Corporation, a publicly traded provider of fleet operations solutions to the transportation industry from 2010 until its sale to Omnitracs in 2014, and a director of CNS, a publicly traded consumer goods company, from 2003 until its 2006 sale to GlaxoSmithKline. Ms. van Liths qualifications to serve as a director of Associated, Chair of the Trust Committee and a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee include her education in finance and accounting along with her past and present directorship experience in both public and private companies, as well as having earned NACD Director Certification. Ms. van Lith provides the board with a strong understanding of accounting and experience in financial roles of large publicly held companies. She was a CPA, has practiced with an international public accounting firm and has served in various executive capacities. She also meets the requirements of an audit committee financial expert. Although Ms. van Lith is not currently serving on Associateds Audit Committee, she meets the requirements of an audit committee financial expert. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01