Steve Kelley was appointed CEO of Scio Diamond Technology Corporation in December 2012.
Steve Kelley has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in technology businesses, most recently as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Cree, Inc., a worldwide leader in LED, silicon carbide and gallium nitride material technologies. His responsibilities at Cree included worldwide production, licensing, technology development and the chips & materials business. At Cree, Mr. Kelley directed a capacity expansion program that more than doubled unit output in 24 months while significantly lowering unit cost.
Prior to his employment at Cree, Mr. Kelley was a Vice President at Texas Instruments, Inc. (“TI”), where he led the turnaround of a large business unit. Prior to joining TI, Mr. Kelley was a Senior Vice President at Philips Semiconductors, where he successfully grew sales and profits at a variety of small and large businesses located in North America, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Kelley earned a SB ChE at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a JD at Santa Clara University. He is also member of the board of Switch Lighting, a California-based LED lighting company.
Michael W. McMahon is the Chief Operating Officer. Mike has 35 years of executive experience in operations and business development of Fortune 100 companies such as Fluor and Jacobs. Throughout his career he has been responsible for over $19 billion of engineering, construction, startup and commissioning of facilities worldwide, primarily serving clients in the high tech industry, DOE and DOD. He has compiled a record of personal achievement in project turnarounds, business development, process controls & improvements, startups, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions and profit improvement initiatives. He recognizes issues vital to organizational success and then focuses his team on overcoming all obstacles to progress. Mike’s management skills are complemented by a talent for translating creative thought into an actionable strategies, and by his ability to recognize, communicate, and keep his teams focused on the core issues at hand.