Board of Directors
The board of directors is dedicated to serving the interests of eLynx’s shareholders. Their combined involvement in overseeing leading enterprises adds invaluable, seasoned experience to the company’s management team.
Dustin Smith – Chairman of the Board & Principal of American Capital
Dustin joined American Capital in May 2004 as an Associate in the New York office. Prior to joining American Capital, Dustin was an Associate with Mezzanine Management, a $530 million mezzanine and private equity fund specializing in growth financings for middle-market companies. Prior to Mezzanine Management, Dustin was an Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he focused on M&A transactions in the energy, consumer products and industrial sectors.
Dustin is a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University with both B.S and M.S. degrees in International Relations, Economics and Business Diplomacy.
Robert Klein – Principal and Managing Director of American Capital
Robert Klein joined American Capital in January 2002 as a Principal in the New York office and was promoted to Managing Director in 2004. He has led private equity transactions involving, in the aggregate, more than $1.3 billion. Prior to joining American Capital, he was a Principal at American Securities Capital Partners. Before that, Mr. Klein spent eight years at American Industrial Partners, where he was Managing Director. He previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions groups of First Boston and Morgan Stanley, where he was an Associate and an Analyst, respectively, focusing on media and telecommunications projects. Mr. Klein was also a Summer Associate for Acadia Partners, L.P., the private equity affiliate of the Robert M. Bass Group. He is a Professional Fellow of the New York University Center for Law and Business.
Mr. Klein was Phi Beta Kappa and received a BA degree summa cum laude in History of Art from Yale University. He also received a JD degree with Distinction from the Stanford University Law School.
Mary C. (Molly) Baskin – American Capital Director serving on board of directors
Mare C. Basking has been a member of the American Capital board of directors since 2000 and Managing Director of the Ansley Consulting Group, a retained executive search firm, since 1999. From 1997-1999, Ms. Baskin served as Partner for Quayle Partners, a start-up consulting firm that she helped found. From 1996-1997, Ms. Baskin Served as Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager for Harris Trust and Savings Bank. From 1990-1996, Ms. Baskin served as Director, Real Estate Division and Special Accounts Management Unit for the Bank of Montreal.
Ms. Baskin holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Wellesley College.
Sharon Matthews – President & CEO
Sharon Matthews was named president and CEO of eLynx in February 2007. She is responsible to the board for all day-to-day operations and to further strengthening eLynx’s market leadership position providing secure electronic document communications services for the financial services industry. Matthews came to eLynx with more than 20 years of executive experience running profitable large technology and software companies. She has held senior executive roles at Solectron Corporation, UCMS Inc., Unisys and Wang Laboratories.
Matthews earned a bachelor of science degree in economics and politics from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Columbia University in New York. She is an Australian citizen residing in northern California with permanent U.S. Residence.