Michael Dinkins
Michael Dinkins has served on our Board of Directors since December 2017. Mr. Dinkins has served as president and chief executive officer of Dinkins Financial, a consulting firm that helps small businesses gain access to capital, since October 2017. From 2008 until May 2012, Mr. Dinkins served on the board of directors of Integer Holdings Corp. (formerly known as Greatbatch, Inc.), a medical device outsource manufacturer, where he also served on its audit committee and compensation and organization committee. In May 2012, Mr. Dinkins resigned from Integer Holdings’ board of directors and its committees in conjunction with his appointment as senior vice president (later executive vice president) and chief financial officer of Integer Holdings, a position he held until his retirement in March 2017. From 2008 until 2012, Mr. Dinkins served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of USI Insurance Services, an insurance intermediary company. From 2005 until 2008, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co., an insurance and risk management services company. Mr. Dinkins was vice president, global control & reengineering at Guidant Corporation from 2004 to 2005, and vice president and chief financial officer for NCR Worldwide Customer Service Operation from 2002 to 2004. Prior to 2002, he held senior positions at Access Worldwide Communications, Cadmus Communications Group and General Electric Company. Mr. Dinkins serves on the board of directors and the audit and compliance committee (chair) of Crane NXT, Co., a New York Stock Exchange-listed industrial technology company in the global payment and currency markets. He also serves on the board of directors and the audit and compliance committee (chair) of The Shyft Group, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer and upfitter of specialty vehicles for the commercial, retail and service specialty vehicle markets. Mr. Dinkins is also a former director of LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Dinkins also served on the National Council on Compensation Insurance from 2015 to 2020, including service on its audit, finance, and governance committees.
Mr. Dinkins brings extensive experience as a board member and a chief financial officer of a publicly-traded company to the Board, as well as knowledge of complex financial and operational issues facing large organizations and an understanding of operations and financial strategy in challenging environments. Through his role as a chief financial officer, he has also overseen the information technology risk assessment processes of a company. In addition, Mr. Dinkins brings the perspective of the insurance industry and the medical device industry to the Board, both of which are important related industries for the Company. Mr. Dinkins is National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship Certified.