MTI Executives

Founded in 1977 to help retailers demonstrate new consumer electronics categories, MTI has become the most successful merchandising firm in the consumer electronics retail category. MTI's clients include six of the top seven U.S. retailers and many of the top international consumer electronic brands. The Executive Team leading MTI has decades of experience meeting the industry's current needs while developing innovative technologies to solve the merchandising challenges of tomorrow.

Management

	Chris Remy, CEO Chris joined MTI in 2007 and has served as both COO and President. He assumed the role of CEO in 2009. Chris came to MTI from Merix Corporation (Nasdaq: MERX) where he was an executive vice president overseeing global supply chain management, corporate development, IT, business strategy and integration. Prior to Merix, Remy led Accenture's electronics and high-tech supply chain management practice for North America. He began his career at Maersk lines with his last role based in Singapore overseeing the South East Asian trade to the United States. Remy earned his BA in Economics from Willamette University.

	Michael J. Highland, CFO Michael has more than 19 years of finance, business operations and leadership experience with both public and privately held companies. Michael came to MTI after serving six years as COO and VP of Finance at ChannelForce, a division of MarketSource, Inc. the leading provider of field sales and marketing services within the consumer electronics retail industry. Prior to ChannelForce, Michael served in various financial leadership roles at Tripwire, Inc. and RB Rubber Products. Michael started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Portland, Oregon and earned his B.S. in Accounting from Oregon State University.

	Lori Andersen, Vice President of International Sales Lori has more than 25 years' executive experience with significant success in the technology field ranging from startup to multibillion-dollar organizations. Most recently, Lori worked for Flir Systems as their Director of Worldwide Channel Sales and Sales Operations. Previously, Lori worked for Tektronix as the Director of Worldwide Sales Operations, and as Co-founder and President of ENTEK Solutions, a technical services firm serving global customers. She received her Business Degree from the University of Oregon and attended Stanford's Graduate School of Business Executive Program.

	Matt Haroldson, Vice President of North American Sales Matt has spent more than 13 years managing productive sales teams, with extensive experience in the wireless industry. Matt spent nearly a decade managing sales for AT&T Wireless, including developing the distribution network for AT&T’s expansion into Curacao and acting as National Account Director for AT&T Mobility/Cingular. Before joining MTI, Matt was Director of Account Management at Vesta Corporation, a worldwide leader in electronic payment solutions. Matt graduated with a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.

	Hunter Wylie, Vice President of Operations Hunter has more than 10 years of experience in supply chain management and operations leadership, culminating in his promotion to VP Operations from his role as Supply Chain Director in September of 2008. Before joining MTI, Hunter was an Operations Manager at Intel. Hunter is a graduate of Oregon State University.

	Thaine Allison, Vice President of Products and Systems Thaine Allison has multi-disciplinary engineering leadership experience. In his career, he has been involved in leading all aspects of hardware and software product development and management. Prior to joining MTI, Thaine was Director of Advanced Development at Cascade Microtech, and held engineering management positions with Watkins-Johnson Company and the Ground Systems Division of FMC Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University, and a Master in Business Administration degree from Santa Clara University.

	Michael Nicholson, Director of Sales - Asia Pacific Michael Nicholson has more than 20 years of experience managing Retail relationships in the Asia Pacific Region. Michael moved from the United Kingdom to the APAC region with Tesco, one of the world’s largest retailers, then worked for Park n Shop and the Watson's drugstore chains. Prior to joining MTI, Michael worked with companies selling interactive software and shelf-edge merchandising solutions. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Michael has a Business Degree from Huddersfield Polytechnic and an MBA from Stirling University.