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Frank C. Hudetz, President and Chief Executive OfficerFrank graduated from North Central College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He has served on the boards of Ball Horticultural Company, The East West Corporate Corridor Association, Master Printers' Association and the National Association of Printers & Lithographers. He currently is an active member of the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) board. |
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Peter Hudetz, Executive VP, Business DevelopmentPeter has been with Solar for more than 25 years. His hands-on management experience in all operations, customer service, scheduling and sales works makes him a real asset to our clients. |
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Paul G. Hudetz, Senior Vice President, Sales and MarketingPaul brings over 27 years of printing industry experience and spent time on the client side as a Marketing Manager in the retail automotive vertical. His career in printing and mailing started like most of the family with Solar back in the 1980's. From 1992 - 1997, Paul owned his own printing company, Service Press in Davenport, Iowa. "The opportunity to go full circle, and work again with my brothers is a blessing." |
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Lynn Lockwood, Senior Vice President, Client ServicesA Solar employee for more than 25 years, she is now our senior vice president of client services, in charge of day-to-day manufacturing, operations for all Solar's plants. As an executive team member based at the corporate headquarters outside Chicago, Lynn has been responsible for many important advances throughout the organization. |
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Barbara Gunning, Vice President, Human ResourcesBarbara has been a manager at Solar for over 20 years, and has a previous printing industry background in business and human resources. As the head of our human resources department, she oversees all activities relating to employment, corporate policies, legal compliance, health and welfare benefits, employee development and training, and workers compensation and safety. In her current position as vice president, officer and executive team member at our Naperville headquarters, has been actively involved with changes throughout the organization and the surrounding community. |
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Bernard F. SergesketterBernard F. Sergesketter graduated in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He worked in several divisions at AT&T from 1959 to 1994 including engineering, operations, information systems, finance, marketing and sales. Mr. Sergesketter also served as an officer of the company for 18 years. In 1994, he founded his own consulting firm, Sergesketter and Associates Inc. In addition, Mr. Sergesketter frequently chairs or speaks on panels related to telecommunications and call centers. He serves on the boards of Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and Westell Technologies, Inc. |
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Robert E. StutzRobert E. Stutz is managing director at the Kinsella Group, a mid-market investment banking firm. Before that, he was president of Label Makers, Inc., a privately owned manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions for the food, beverage and medical device markets. He was also CEO of Stimsonite, Inc., a $100 million NASDAQ-listed manufacturer of highway safety devices used worldwide. In addition, he has held management positions at General Electric, General Motors, Cooper Industries and the Cherry Corporation. Robert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University. |
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Al DyonAl Dyon began his business career at Dun & Bradstreet in 1971. He joined Allstate Insurance in 1974 as an account manger in their direct response division, advancing to a manager of corporate marketing to becoming the president and CEO of Allstate Motor Club, Inc. His professional recognition includes Direct Marketer of the Year (CADM), Most Influential Direct Marketers List (Target Marketing Magazine) and Direct Marketing Insurance Executive of the Year. He has served on the board of the DMA for 11 years including terms as its chairman. Al has been a frequent speaker at professional conferences. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and economics from the University of Wisconsin. |
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James KobsJames Kobs has spent most of his career with direct marketing agencies. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of Kobs Gregory Passavant. The second edition of his business best-seller Profitable Direct Marketing was published early in 1992. He has won most of the industry's top honors, including the Ed Mayer Award for education leadership, and was recently elected the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. James Kobs also serves on the Executive Committee of the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation and the Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago. |
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Robert HudetzRobert Hudetz brings a variety of experience to Solar Communications. In addition to working as a Solar account executive, he has flown as a commercial pilot for American Eagle Airlines and United Airlines, and is now a mortgage consultant with Platinum Home Mortgage. Bob received his Bachelor of Science Degree in marketing from the University of Oregon. |