CALGARY, Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - SMART Technologies
Inc. (NASDAQ:SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration
solutions, today announced that Kelly
Schmitt, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
("CFO"), has submitted her resignation in order to accept an
executive position with another company. Ms. Schmitt's
resignation is effective September 25,
2015.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire
organization, I want to express my sincere appreciation for Kelly's
significant contributions to SMART during her eight–year tenure at
the Company and wish her well in the next phase of her career,"
said Neil Gaydon, President and
Chief Executive Officer of SMART.
SMART intends to initiate a search for a replacement CFO and
until such time a new CFO is appointed, Steve Winkelmann, Treasurer of the Company's
operating subsidiary, SMART Technologies ULC, will serve as interim
CFO effective upon Ms. Schmitt's departure. Mr. Winkelmann
has developed an intimate knowledge of SMART's financial affairs
during his more than five-year tenure at the Company.
About SMART
SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT,
TSX: SMA) is a world leader in collaboration solutions that are
redefining the way the world works and learns. We are an innovator
in interactive touch technologies and software that inspire
collaboration in both education and businesses around the globe. To
learn more, visit smarttech.com.
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SOURCE SMART Technologies Inc.