Huntsville, AL— Starfish Holdings, Inc. announces the appointment of two new members of its Board of Directors for 2020. Joining the Board of Directors are Danny Windham and Kristopher Maynard.
Starfish Board Member Danny Windham joined HudsonAlpha as Chief Operating Officer in 2019. He brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to the Institute, serving as President and COO at Adtran (2005 – 2007) as well as CEO at Digium (2007 – 2018). Windham received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University where he was named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 2001. He also holds an MBA from Florida Tech. Windham is actively involved in the entrepreneurial community and has supported the development of multiple startups. He also has a strong commitment to giving back to his community and serves on multiple boards including the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Biztech, and Leadership Alabama. He was also chairman of the Madison YMCA fundraising committee and a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight.
Starfish Holdings, Inc. Board Member Kris Maynard founded Essential Ingredients with Chris Gerlach in 1996. Kris serves as the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Essential Ingredients. His favorite thing about Essential Ingredients is to help to shape a work environment that provides a pathway for employees to utilize their giftedness. Kris was born and raised in rural Ohio and graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts in Zoology in December 1989. His chemical career started with Stepan Chemical Company in Chicago, Illinois in the spring of 1991 after spending several months in Russia doing missions work and working numerous odd jobs during 1990. Kris relocated from Chicago to Atlanta, Georgia where he was assigned a territory in the Southeastern United States as a distributor specialist.
About Starfish
Starfish Holdings, Inc.’s focus is to grow the retirement portfolios of the employee-owners of their subsidiaries. Starfish holds 100% ownership of both Torch Technologies and Freedom Real Estate. Starfish Holdings (Starfish) is an S-corp owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Trust.