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William J. Centa

Bill Centa has been actively involved in financial and business management for more than 30 years. He is currently executive vice president and co-founded of Mayfran Holdings Inc., a multi-national manufacturing and engineering company that designs conveyor and filtration equipment used in the machine industry.

Prior to joining Mayfran, Centa served as chief operating and financial officer for iPower Logistics, a supply chain solutions and outsourcing firm providing services to industrial companies in North America. He played an integral role in transforming iPower to a Fortune 500 corporation with a solid market position and operating platform. Prior to 2000, Centa served as chief operating officer for several international manufacturing and distribution companies.

In these roles, he was primarily responsible for improving manufacturing and administrative operations, increasing productivity, revamping cost structures, and restructuring processes.

Centa earned his MBA in 1977 from Cleveland State University. He is a CPA (inactive) and has been a member for the AICPA's Business & Industry Executive Committee since 2002 and the Enhanced Business Reporting Task Force since 2003.