SMTC Corporation announced the appointment of Frederick Wasserman to the board of directors. Mr. Wasserman has been the President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for a number of companies, including Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Company where he was CFO and COO. He also served as President and CFO of Goebel of North America.

Mr. Wasserman is currently the President of FGW Partners LLC as well as the Chief Compliance Officer of Wynnefield Capital Inc. He currently serves on the board of directors for a number of publicly traded companies including Breeze Eastern Corporation and MAM Software Group Inc.