Board of Directors

Mr. Cooney, age 77, joined Somero in December 1997 and has served as its Chief Executive since that time. He has been a director of the company since August 2005. Mr. Cooney has 45 years of experience in various senior management and sales and marketing positions. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Cooney served as the chief executive officer of Advance Machine Company, a US$145m industrial equipment manufacturer located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. From 1990 to 1995, he was the vice president of sales and marketing, as well as the vice president of manufacturing, at Ganton Technologies, an aluminum die caster and precision machine business located in Wisconsin, USA. Mr. Cooney has an Associate's degree in Industrial Engineering from Central New England College and a Master of Business Administration degree from College of St. Thomas.

Mr. LiCausi, age 50, joined Somero in September 2018 as Vice President of Finance & Controller. Mr. LiCausi has over 25 years of experience in various finance and senior management roles. Most recently, Mr. LiCausi served as Vice President of Finance of Conformis Inc., a global NASDAQ listed orthopedics manufacture and marketer. Prior to his role at Conformis, Mr. LiCausi held a variety of senior financial roles at Cambridge Heart, C.R. Bard, Gillette, and Tropicana (PepsiCo) in addition to serving as an Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. LiCausi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Bentley University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ms. Ellis, age 65, is a professional engineer with four decades of experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Ms. Ellis served as the 90th president (2013-2014) of the American Concrete Institute. She is coauthor of the “Concrete Design and Construction” section of the Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Fifth Edition. Currently, Ms. Ellis is the executive director of the Charles Pankow Foundation, and she serves as non-executive director on the board of GEI Consultants and Alpha Corporation. She also chairs the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences and serves by invitation on the Industry Leaders Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers. From 2008-2016, she served in a series of growth-enabling corporate roles including director of innovation at AECOM, a $20 billion publicly traded, professional services and construction company with 100,000 employees operating in 154 countries. From 2004-2018, Ms. Ellis served by appointment of five U.S. cabinet secretaries to their federal advisory committee addressing matters of energy and trade policy. Ms. Ellis was inducted into the National Academy of Construction in 2019.

Mr. Hohmann, age 62, joined Somero in 1997 and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Worldwide. Mr. Hohmann also developed and managed Somero’s Field Support Team and was part of its Product Development Team. Mr. Hohmann brings nearly three decades of career expertise in the concrete industry, previously working as Founder, Owner & President of one of the eastern United States’ largest and most successful concrete contractors, placing all aspects of concrete floors from coast to coast. Mr. Hohmann was also a concrete flooring consultant, teaching procedures, practices and designs, alongside the inventors of the Somero Laser Screed. Additionally, he has developed and managed sales in emerging markets, and managed both marketing and inside sales departments. Mr. Hohmann also served the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mr. Anderson, age 72, retired after 30 years of service as president and chief executive officer of Schwing America, Inc. to become the president and managing partner of Schwing Bioset, Inc. He also served as the managing partner of Concrete Pump Repair from 1989 to 2013. Mr. Anderson participated in compensation decisions for all three companies. He is also a partner in Engineered Chassis Systems, a specialty truck manufacturer. He spent 22 years on the board of directors of the American Concrete Pumping Association and five years as the president of the Concrete Pump Manufacturers Association. Mr. Anderson previously served on the board of directors of Somero Enterprises, Inc. from 1997 to 1999 prior to the sale of the Company to Dover Corporation. Along with his affiliation with Somero, Mr. Anderson stays active in the concrete industry with an investment in Southwest Concrete Pumping based in Colorado.