Board of Directors

Robert Wynne is a founding organizer and director of the Indiana Business Bank and serves as its Chairman of Loan Committee. He is a Partner in Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and Past Member of the Strategic & Policy Board of Baker & Daniels LLP, where he has practiced in the areas of commercial law and lending, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions since joining the firm in 1985. Mr. Wynne has a B.A. from DePauw University, an M.B.A. from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business, and a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington, Indiana). Mr. Wynne was named one of The Best Lawyers in America 2005 – 2011.

Richard Baxter brings to Mesh Systems more than 25 years of diverse experience in high technology services and manufacturing businesses. He was founder and Chief Technology Officer of Pensar Corporation, a diversified electronics design and manufacturing services company. At Pensar, he architected and managed the company’s technology strategy, intellectual property portfolio, and engineering workforce. He served as Senior Vice President of Global Design Services for SMTC Corporation, a global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, following SMTC’s acquisition of Pensar in 2000. Mr. Baxter is an industry-recognized expert in sensors and embedded networking, and holds 9 U.S. patents. He is a graduate of Purdue University, where he received a B.S.E.E.

Rich Fairweather brings to Mesh Systems’ board a strategic perspective that draws upon more than 25 years of experience in the high technology computer and communications market. Currently in his 18th year at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Mr. Fairweather leads a broad organization responsible for Cisco’s largest and most strategic partnerships in North America. This business, encompassing both product and services sales, services customers across all key vertical segments including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Transportation, Energy, Public Sector and Service Providers. Mr. Fairweather’s leadership is focused on combining the experience, energy and talent of key industry leaders with ecosystem partnerships to enable customers to achieve increased productivity and competitive advantage. Mr. Fairweather continues to be active in both shaping and executing the strategy of Cisco in several customer and technology segments. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Fairweather served as the general manager of a systems integration company focused on the computer telephony integration market and managed IT organizations in prominent US corporations such as Aetna Life & Casualty and Automatic Data Processing (ADP).

From 2003 until December of 2008, Mr. Steel was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pensar Electronic Solutions, a diversified electronics design and manufacturing services company (“PES”). PES was purchased by LaBarge, Inc. (“LaBarge”)(AMEX: LB) in December 2008, and since that time, Mr. Steel has been the General Manager of the LaBarge operation in Appleton, Wisconsin, that was formerly PES. Prior to becoming the CEO of PES, Mr. Steel was the site General Manager for Surface Mount Technology Centre (SMTC), which acquired Pensar Corporation (“Pensar”) in 2000. Mr. Steel joined Pensar Corporation in 1987 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 1994 and held that position until the SMTC acquisition in 2000. Prior to joining Pensar, Mr. Steel held a senior level position with a prestigious regional accounting firm. He holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, Mr. Steel has served on a variety of corporate and civic Boards during his tenure with Pensar and SMTC. Mr. Steel received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1982.