AUGUST 27--StockerYale Inc. (Salem, NH; www.stockeryale.com), an independent provider of photonics-based products, has named Richard P. Lindsay executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective August 30, 2004. Lindsay will be responsible for all aspects of financial management and planning, including accounting and treasury functions, SEC and corporate compliance, acquisitions, strategic planning, and investor relations.
Lindsay recently served as CFO with The Boston Beer Company, as well as director of international business development. During his six-year tenure with that company, Lindsay presided over the financial, information technology, and international business-development operations for this $240 million publicly traded brewing company. His achievements included the implementation of internal and external financial controls, updating IT and planning systems, and developed new processes and procedures to meet revised SEC reporting requirements and to comply with the new Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Lindsay's professional career began by serving with the United States Navy, eventually transitioning to the private sector where he was employed in a number of financial capacities with Shawmut National Bank, KPMG, LLP, and Agility Inc., where he served as vice president of finance prior to joining Boston Beer, to assist with its first acquisition. Lindsay recently served as an interim controller with a state university and consultant to a manufacturing startup, where he prepared business plans, negotiated manufacturing contracts, implemented business systems, increased efficiencies in purchasing operations, and assisted in organizational planning and development.
Lindsay earned his MBA from Northeastern University and his BS from the University of Massachusetts. He is also a certified public accountant.